Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Tuesday retired from Test cricket with immediate effect.
He cited strain of playing all formats, after his team lost the Border-Gavaskar Trophy to Australia.
M.S. Dhoni has chosen to retire from Test Cricket with immediate effect in order to concentrate on ODI and T20 formats.
BCCI while respecting the decision of M S Dhoni to retire from Test Cricket, wishes to thank him for his enormous contribution to Test Cricket .
M.S. Dhoni has chosen to retire from Test Cricket with immediate effect in order to concentrate on ODI and T20 formats.
Dhoni became the first Indian wicketkeeper to effect nine dismissals in a Test match in Melbourne.
Out of the 90 matches that Dhoni played, he led the team in 60 matches.
Dhoni played 90 test matches, scoring 4876 runs.
Virat Kohli will now be leading the team during Test series.
The wicketkeeper-batsman remains one of the most successful captains ever for India, having led the side to the top of ICC rankings in Tests and ODIs.