Shikhar Dhawan announces his retirement; Gambhir, Hardik and Cricket Fraternity react emotionally

Shikhar Dhawan has announced his retirement from international cricket. After Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma retired from T20 internationals, the Indian fans have suffered another shock as veteran opener Shikhar Dhawan has hung his boots from internationals and domestic cricket.

Dhawan made this announcement on August 24 (Saturday) by sharing an emotional note on his social media handles. He thanked everyone for the immense support and love. The left-hander shared a video message.

The 38-year-old made his international debut with a stunning century on his Test debut, and it had been a decorated career for the Indian opener. But he lost his place to Shubman Gill and other young openers coming up the rank. Dhawan played his last match for India in December 2022 against Bangladesh.

Shikhar Dhawan retires from International and Domestic cricket with an emotional post

Born on December 5, 1985, in New Delhi, Shikhar Dhawan made his debut in 2010 against Australia in Mohali. He hit an 85-ball century on his debut, which is the fastest debut century in Test cricket history. He scored 185 off 174 balls in that inning. He has been India's MVP in multinational tournaments in ODIs.

He won the Player of the Tournament during the 2013 Champions Trophy and helped India lift the title. Apart from that, Dhawan also scored most runs during the 2017 Champions Trophy.

The 38-year-old has scored most runs for India in the history of the Champions Trophy with 701 runs in 10 innings, including three centuries and three half-centuries. Apart from that, he is the only cricketer to win two Golden Bats in the Champions Trophy (2013 and 2017).

Dhawan played 34 Tests, 167 ODIs, and 68 T20Is in total. He scored 10867 runs overall at an average of 39.66, with 24 hundreds and 55 fifties. A number of stars from cricketer fraternity congratulated Dhawan for his successful stint and wished him luck for his coming future.

Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir, all-rounder Hardik Pandya, former Pakistan legend Saeed Anwar, former Indian star Wasim Jaffer, and many more wished him for his second innings after retirement.

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