MS Dhoni's fans bemused after '#DhoniRetires' trends on Twitter. (Photo: AFP/Twitter)

At a time when MS Dhoni’s retirement speculations are going wild with each passing day, a hashtag “#DhoniRetires” is trending on the social media platform Twitter. The engagement of the fans of the former India captain added more fuel to the rumour.

The hashtag on the microblogging website aims at Dhoni’s much talked about retirement plans, something the Indian wicket-keeper is yet to address in public.

See the tweets:

#DhoniRetires Nothing can be heartbreaking than this..will miss him n his humour in the team End Of An Era @SDhawan25@msdhoni@JohnCena@SGanguly99pic.twitter.com/ONN7XiKLeh

— Rajesh (@Rajesh93651270) October 29, 2019

Mahi man king of sixes. cool captain. Chennaiyin thala dhoni india wants u .DONT RETIRE .best captain in the world #dhoniretires who want dhoni -retweet . who dont want dhoni – like .END OF SIXES ERA. play for ur country and not crowd.replying to @msdhonipic.twitter.com/ixJOuANZfm

— THALAIVAR FAN (@ThalaivarKarthi) October 29, 2019

Thank U Dhoni #DhoniRetirespic.twitter.com/vS7Pz6FQDT

— Ξ ™ (@JspSanthu) October 29, 2019

Some fans even lashed out on those who initiated such rumours.

Stop trending #DhoniRetires you idiots. He will announce it in his time and we don’t want him to retire right now pic.twitter.com/pjRfgChrzL

— Freakazoid_Monster (@FreakazoidMons1) October 29, 2019

For the Ppl who started the trend #DhoniRetirespic.twitter.com/YZ1VBq0Y19

— ♡ADHURA ALVIDA♡ || MSDIIAN FOREVER (@sidkiigf021) October 29, 2019

It is to note that Dhoni, 38, has been on a sabbatical since India’s exit from the World Cup after losing the semi-final clash to New Zealand and since then, talks of his retirement from international cricket have been rife.

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President-elect and former India captain Sourav Ganguly had recently said he will see what MS Dhoni wants, before commenting on whether the wicketkeeper-batsman captain should call it a day or not.