A great loss for Indian team, that they loss their majestic captain from test matches. Yes Mahendra Singh Dhoni has retired from Test cricket as an effect of serious defeats in overseas. The decision comes after India drew the third Test in Melbourne on Tuesday. Out of the 90 Tests he played, Dhoni led India in 60 matches. Dhoni finished with most Test wins as India captain (27), beating the previous best of 21 wins held by Sourav Ganguly.
After the 3rd test match between India and Australia this news came up as a atomic bomb. Dhoni’s decision came as a surprise since there is one more Test remaining in the series. He did not make the announcement at his post-match press conference.
The Board said: “M.S. Dhoni has chosen to retire from Test cricket in order to concentrate on the ODI and t20 formats. One of India’s greatest Test captains under whose leadership India became the No. 1 team in the Test Rankings, Dhoni has decided to retire from Test cricket to minimal his burden of playing all formats.
The 33-year-old Dhoni led India in 60 Tests and has the most number of victories (27) by an Indian captain. He took over from Anil Kumble in 2008. Under his leadership, India reached a historic No. 1 Test ranking in December 2009, a position it held for 18 months.
Known for his calm mind, Dhoni captained India to three premier ICC titles, the No. 1 Test spot, the ICC World Twenty20 in 2007 and the ICC ODI World Cup in 2011.
An often explosive middle-order batsman, the stylish hard hitter as well finisher Mr."Cool"(Dhoni) made 4,876 runs in 90 Tests at 38.09. As a energetic wicket-keeper for the most part, he held 256 catches and makes 38 stumpings.
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