Mahendra Singh Dhoni Retires from Test Cricket MS Dhoni became the first Indian batsman to complete 10,000 runs or more as captain in international cricket. He announced his retirement from Tests after the Melbourne match against Australia, leaving the mantle to deputy Virat Kohli. A BCCI statement said: One of Indias greatest Test captains under whose leadership India became the No.1 team in the Test rankings Dhoni, has decided to retire from Test cricket citing the strain of playing all formats of cricket. Dhoni has chosen to retire from Tests with immediate effect in order to concentrate on ODIs and T20 formats. (Dhoni knew Kohli was ready for Test captaincy: Sunil Gavaskar) BCCI, while respecting the decision of Dhoni to retire from Test cricket, wishes to thank him for his enormous contribution to Tests and the laurels that he has brought to India. Virat Kohli will captain India in the fourth and final Test against Australia in Sydney from January 6. India have already lost the Border-Gavaskar Trophy having lost the first two Tests in Adelaide and Brisbane. Kohli had led in the first Test when Dhoni preferred to rest his injured right hand. Dhoni bowed out of Test cricket in style. In his final series in Australia, Dhoni became the first Indian wicketkeeper to effect nine dismissals in a Test match in Melbourne. #cricket #msdhoni #testseries #retirement #indiancaptain Click the picture to see more............
Posted on: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 16:13:25 +0000
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