New Delhi: Sports Flashes, country’s first online sports radio channel, dedicated to broadcasting sports content including live updates, conducted a sports survey where they declared former Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni as ‘T20 ka king’.
As per official release of the channel, Twelve lakh people participated in the survey on the various social media platforms of Sports Flashes.
For this, 128 cricketers were selected from different teams from all over the world. 127 matches were held in the different stages of the game. The cricketers were selected based on their past performances and the current Indian Premier League (IPL) performances by an expert panel and commentators of Sports Flashes. The voting for all these 127 matches was held on social media handles of Sports Flashes.
The survey was undertaken in stages similar to the cricket leagues which were live for the last 32 days. In semifinals, Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh were up against each other, while the current Indian captain Virat Kohli was locking horns with Rohit Sharma. Final was between Dhoni and Virat Kohli. The audience selected MS Dhoni as the winner of the ‘T20 ka King’ title.
“This result shows that even after announcing his retirement from international cricket, fans still considers MS Dhoni as the king of cricket and value all that he has done for his country in the past; he is a true legend of the game.” Raman Raheja, founder, Sports Flashes said.
“The survey was undertaken to understand the engagement level of cricket lovers with their icons. 40 lakh views were achieved in 32 days. This shows cricket cannot be displaced from its position as the favourite sport in India,” he added.
Dhoni, who made his international debut in 2004, announced his retirement from international cricket on August 15 this year. Currently he is leading Chennai Super Kings in IPL 13th being played in the UAE.
