After MS Dhoni's recent struggles in the ODI series against England, rumours surrounding his retirement have once again surfaced on national media.
However, amidst all the clamour, Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar has spoken out and has extended his support to his former teammate and has said that the final decision should solely rest with Dhoni.
"I know people are talking about a lot of things. It is not about what XYZ think. I have read Mr Gavaskar's statement and seen Sourav's remark that Dhoni needs to do more. But if you speak to MS himself, he would also say that it (his recent performance) has not been up to his expectations. And that's the thing. Players try to perform to their expectations," Tendulkar was as quoted by Mumbai Mirror.
'Dhoni knows his game better than anyone'
The Maestro further added that Dhoni knows his game better than anyone.
"A player of his calibre, who has been around for a long time, knows what is expected of him. And where he stands. So, I will leave the decision to him. He has played enough cricket and he understands his game better than anyone else. He understands his own mindset too. So, I think one should leave everything to him. Being a colleague of him, I know of him and I think he is the best person to decide on his career," Sachin further added.
In the recently concluded ODI series, Dhoni went past 10,000 ODI runs, his innings of 37 in 59 balls were immensely slow and did not make any real sense. The iconic captain was even booed by a section of the spectators.
Former captain Sunil Gavaskar equated this knock with his own innings of 36 runs in 174 balls, while Sourav Ganguly said that the wicket-keeper batsman has to do more for the team's cause.
