On Monday, recalling the prolific achievement of numerous personalities of Jharkhand, the Indian President Ram Nath Kovind said the former Indian skipper, MS Dhoni has put Ranchi on the world map, especially in cricket. The President was speaking with students during the 33rd convocation of the Ranchi University.
The Indian President, Kovind said, “MS Dhoni met me at Raj Bhavan yesterday (Sunday) as a courtesy call. I felt good. I told him he maintains a low profile but people are fond of him as he is talented.” He also praised the achievements of ace archer Deepika Kumari and Jaipal Singh Munda, who had led the Indian hockey team that won gold in the 1928 Olympics, both of whom are from the state.
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Dhoni has had an illustrious career in which he played 90 Tests, 350 ODIs and 98 T20Is and scored 17266 runs in international cricket with 16 centuries. However, his biggest contribution has been as the captain of the team, making them two-time World Champions in 2007 and 2011, along with lifting the ICC Champions Trophy win in 2013 and Asia Cup win in 2010 and 2016.
However, Dhoni’s fans just cannot see him call time on his career, but a former teammate of him thinks the time has come to take some tough decisions as in recent times, his retirement announcements has become the talk of the town as he has not played for India since the team’s exit in the semi-finals of the ICC World Cup 2019 when they were beaten by New Zealand.
President Kovind said Jharkhand has also produced achievers like Albert Ekka, who was posthumously conferred with the Param Veer Chakra for his bravery during the 1971 War. He said Chief Minister Raghubar Das and retired Supreme Court judge, Justice MY Iqbal, are among distinguished alumni of the Ranchi University.
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Besides First Lady Savita Kovind, Governor Droupadi Murmu, Chief Minister Raghubar Das, Education Minister Neera Yadav, Ranchi University Chancellor RK Pandey and Pro-Vice-Chancellor Kamini Kumar shared the dais with President Kovind.
