+MS Dhoni retired from test cricket after the drawn test against Australia at Melbourne on 30 December 2014. Everyone was shocked by his sudden decision of retirement from test cricket in a such silent way.
He came in December 2005 in test team, managed his team, rocked the game in every possible ways and on 30 December 2014 he left silently. Perhaps that’s whom we called a legend. BCCI statements on Dhoni’s retirement:
One of India’s greatest Test captains under whose leadership India became the No. 1 team in the test rankings, MS Dhoni, has decided to retire from Test cricket citing the strain of playing all formats of cricket.
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.
Sachin Tendulkar tweet on MSD’s retirment
well done on a wonderful career in test cricket @msdhoni. Always enjoyed playing together. Next target 2015 WC my friend!!
— sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) December 30, 2014
9 Unforgettable Records of Dhoni in Test Cricket:
1. India’s Best Test Captain:
2. 10,000 Runs as Captain:
Dhoni in his second inning at Melbourne made 24 runs not out and completed 10,018 runs as test captain. No any other Indian captain could make 10000 runs in all three format of the cricket till now. Ricky Ponting, Graeme Smith, Stephen Fleming and Allan Border are only players who done this previously.
3. Team India Become Number 1 in Test Cricket:
4. Highest Runs as Indian Captain:
5. Highest wickets in a Match as Keeper:
6. 256 Catches in Test Cricket:
7. Highest Runs as Captain in an inning:
8. Highest Wickets in Test Cricket as Captain:
9. Highest Stumping in Test Cricket:
Summary for Dhoni’s Test carrier:
Total Matches: 90
Runs: 4876
Highest Score: 224
100s: 6
50s: 33
Catches: 256
Stumping: 38
I hope we’ll see much more records by MS Dhoni in the shorter formats of cricket.