One of India's most celebrated cricketer and captain ever M.S. Dhoni announced his retirement from international cricket on August 15th. Millions of fans all around the globe are trying to come to terms to live without the Captain Cool turning out for India wearing his number 7 blue jersey.

Many celebrities have been posting their tributes to Thala Dhoni as he is fondly called in Tamil Nadu and the latest is none other than acting great turned politician Kamal Haasan. The Ulaganayagan has written "Dear @msdhoni Thank you for demonstrating how self-belief can help achieve in sports and life. Rising from a small town to being the hero of the nation, your calculated risks and calm demeanor will be missed by Team India. Glad that your love story with Chennai continues."

MSD will ofcourse continue to captain the Chennai Super Kings in the future and the 2020 edition of the IPL is set to begin in the UAE on September 19th with CSK playing against Mumbai Indians in the first game and the finals will be held on Novermber 10th.

Dear @msdhoni Thank you for demonstrating how self-belief can help achieve in sports and life. Rising from a small town to being the hero of the nation, your calculated risks and calm demeanour will be missed by Team India. Glad that your love story with Chennai continues.

— Kamal Haasan (@ikamalhaasan) August 16, 2020