The power of social media is such, that it can make or break a perception and spread rumours like wildfire. 

Something similar happened to the speculations of MS Dhoni possibly contemplating retirement, after a video of him taking the ball from the umpire post the final ODI against England went viral.

Here's the video of the MS Dhoni taking the ball from umpires after the game. #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/C14FwhCwfq

After watching this rather cryptic video, fans were pretty sure that some devastating news was in store for them. 

I am scared now....it is not the time for DHONI to retire ...please Dhoni ...stay ...
Dont make any announcement ...please please ...it will be end of my Childhood ...

MS Dhoni took the ball from umpire after the game !! His last game in England ?? #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/vuevBkuLjd

Amidst these floating rumours, coach Ravi Shastri took the opportunity to flatly rubbish all the speculations in his statement, and decrypted the video for everyone. 

“MS wanted to show the ball to Bharat Arun. He wanted to show him the wear and tear the ball had endured," Shastri said in an interview with TOI. He further explained that the 'retirement' speculations were all rubbish, saying,“That's rubbish. MS is not going anywhere.”

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Whew! Seems like all the critics and fans can now breathe a sigh of relief, for there is still hope for another helicopter shot in the future!