The legendary cricketer didn’t drop any hint before or after the Test match and the announcement left his fans stunned. Since India was to play a tri-series and the 2015 World Cup after the Test series, the keeper stayed in Australia for the next three months.
MS Dhoni Was Wearing His Test Match Jersey Through The Entire Night After Announcing Retirement From Tests In 2014: Ravichandran Ashwin
Recalling the day MS Dhoni retired from Test cricket on his Youtube, Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin had revealed that he wore his Test jersey all night and also shed a few tears. Ravichandran Ashwin released the video on August 15, 2020 – the day when the former captain retired from international cricket.
“I remember when he retired from Test cricket in 2014, I was batting with him to save the match in Melbourne. But once we lost, he simply picked up a stump and walked off saying he’s done. It was quite an emotional moment for him. Ishant Sharma, Suresh Raina, and I were sitting in his room that evening. He was still wearing his Test match jersey through the entire night and he shed a few tears as well,” Ashwin said.
MS Dhoni retired after playing 90 Test matches. He made his debut in 2005 against Sri Lanka in Chennai. He was named Team India’s Test captain following Anil Kumble’s retirement in 2008. Once India’s most successful Test captain, MS Dhoni-led the team to 27 wins in 60 matches before current skipper Virat Kohli became India’s most successful Test skipper. The keeper also captained Team India in white-ball cricket for a decade.
MS Dhoni retired from Test cricket on this day in 2014, after representing India in 90 matches. One of the most successful captains on the international circuit MS Dhoni-led India in 60 Test matches and recorded 27 victories while losing 18 and drawing 15. Before his retirement, he suffered from fitness concerns. He scored 4876 runs in Tests at an average of 38.09, which included six centuries and 30 half-centuries. His highest Test score of 224 runs came against Australia in Chennai.
MS Dhoni Retired From Int’l Cricket On 2020 But Will Be Seen In Action For CSK In IPL 2021
Nearly six years after quitting the longest format, MS Dhoni retired from international cricket on 15th August 2020. He continues to play and will be in action in the 2nd phase of IPL 2021, which resumes on September 19.
The second half of the IPL 2021 will be held in UAE from September 19 after the tournament was postponed due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in bio-bubble. The BCCI decided to conduct the remaining matches in the UAE, which successfully hosted IPL 2020.
CSK resumes its IPL campaign on September 19 with a match against Mumbai Indians. The MS Dhoni-led side was in the second spot with 10 points after seven games before the league was postponed due to a bio bubble breach.
MS Dhoni though hasn’t performed to his best in the last two seasons for CSK. He scored exactly 200 runs in 14 games in IPL 2020 averaging a modest 25 but he scored only 37 runs in the first half of IPL 2021 averaging a pathetic 12.33 in 7 games.