Dhoni announces retirement from international cricket

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India's World Cup-winning captain MS Dhoni has announced his retirement from international cricket. He posted a video on his official Instagram ID and wrote, “Thank you. Thank you for your love and support always. You will consider me retired from 8.29. ” Dhoni has retired, the news agency PTI has confirmed, according to Cricinfo. As a result, a big chapter of Indian cricket officially ended. A biopic based on Dhoni, who came from Jharkhand, was also made before the end of his career.

Dhoni, who made his ODI debut against Bangladesh in 2004, retired as India's most successful captain of all time and one of the best ODI cricketers. He has played 90 Tests, 350 ODIs and 98 International Twenty20s. Won the World Cup, the Champions Trophy, the Twenty20 World Cup as a captain, took India to number one in the ICC Test rankings. Dhoni last played in an international match against New Zealand in the World Cup semifinals last year. After that he did not play any recognized cricket. Discussions have been going on for a long time about when Dhoni will retire. In a dramatic manner, he announced his retirement as 'Captain Cool', India's 'Mahi'. Of course, there is talk that he will play in the next IPL. He has also joined the Chennai Super Kings' camp for the upcoming IPL in the United Arab Emirates, from where the announcement of his retirement has come.

In his nearly 15-year international career, Dhoni has scored 46 runs in Tests at an average of 37.09. However, he has 1063 runs at an average of 50.56 in ODIs. He has scored 1618 runs at an average of 37.80 in T20. He has 729 dismissals in three formats. Dhoni had earlier said goodbye to the Tests, on a tour of Australia in 2014. After that Virat Kohli got the responsibility of captaincy in his place. However, he has led India in limited overs till 2016. He also left the post of ODI and T20 after the Asia Cup that year.

"It's the end of an era," said Sourav Ganguly, captain of his first international match and current BCCI president, in an official statement. He was not a great cricketer in this country and in world cricket! “His leadership qualities were really something different, which is hard to compare, especially in limited overs. The world knew his batting early in the one-day match, curtailed his innate ability. There is an end to all good things, and this end is remarkable. He has set a standard for wicketkeepers, and a standard for the country. There will be no regrets on his departure on the field. A great career. I wish him all the best for life. ” After Dhoni's retirement, world cricket, including India, greeted him.