India’s veteran opener, Shikhar Dhawan, has announced his retirement from all forms of the game after two years out of international cricket – he is happy to leave on a high having represented his country in all three formats.
The 38-year-old made his debut for India in 2010; it was an ODI against Australia at Visakhapatnam and his last appearance for India was also in a fifty-over match when Bangladesh came calling in 2022.
“As I close this chapter of my cricketing journey, I carry with me countless memories and gratitude. Thank you for the love and support! Jai Hind!,” Dhawan said in a post on ‘X’.
“It’s time to turn over a new leaf and that’s why today I am announcing my retirement from international and first-class cricket. It gives me peace of mind as I conclude my career,” he added.
Shikhar Dhawan played 34 Tests, 167 ODIs, and 68 T20Is for India but had been out of favor for some time now due to poor form combined with new young talents like Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill coming up.
He scored most runs in the fifty-over format where he gathered 6793 at an average of 44.11 including seventeen centuries along with 39 fifties. He had seven Test tons among his 2315 runs that were made at an average of 40.61.
