The pain was visible in Dhoni's eyes when he was walking back to the pavilion and there was pin-drop silence in the crowd. The Indian dug-out was in shock as everyone knew that the World Cup trophy has now slipped away from Team India's hands.
"Irony as you said it, he is so quick between the wickets, not many would expect MS Dhoni to get run out in an important situation. But one of the fastest in the world and between the wickets leaves the big stage with a run-out," these were the words of former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly from the commentary box, when MS Dhoni was run-out in the semifinals against New Zealand in 2019 World Cup.

The run-out broke many Indian fans' hearts and the way Dhoni walked back in the pavilion with tears in his eyes made it even more painful for many cricket fans across the globe. It's been one year since then, Dhoni has not played for the Indian team.

Last year, on this day, Team India was eliminated from the 2019 World Cup in semifinals after enjoying dominating run in the group stage. It was the ultimate 'underdogs' New Zealand who beat India by 18 runs to pull off a miraculous comeback after posting 239/8 on the scoreboard.

The match started on the 9th of July, as New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson decided to bat first after winning the toss at Manchester. The Kiwis didn't start well with Martin Guptill back in the pavilion in the fourth over with just one run on the scoreboard. After his departure, skipper Williamson came in the center and built an important 68-run partnership with Henry Nicholls. The southpaw didn't prevail much as Jadeja snared him on 28. The veteran Ross Taylor then brought his experience to the game and scored 74. But Williamson's departure on 67 led to a collapse as the Indian bowlers brought their A-game on the table. After the first ball of the 16th over rain strike at the full force and the match was postponed to next day - 10th July. New Zealand scored 211/5 in 46.1 with Ross Taylor and Tom Latham on the crease.