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

Shikhar Dhawan has introduced his retirement from worldwide cricket. After Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma retired from T20 internationals, the Indian followers have suffered one other shock as veteran opener Shikhar Dhawan has hung his boots from internationals and home cricket.

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

The 38-year-old made his worldwide debut with a surprising century on his Check debut, and it had been a adorned profession for the Indian opener. However he misplaced his place to Shubman Gill and different younger openers arising the rank. Dhawan performed his final match for India in December 2022 in opposition to Bangladesh.

Shikhar Dhawan retires from Worldwide and Home cricket with an emotional publish

Born on December 5, 1985, in New Delhi, Shikhar Dhawan made his debut in 2010 in opposition to Australia in Mohali. He hit an 85-ball century on his debut, which is the quickest debut century in Check cricket historical past. He scored 185 off 174 balls in that inning. He has been India’s MVP in multinational tournaments in ODIs.

He received the Participant of the Match throughout the 2013 Champions Trophy and helped India elevate the title. Aside from that, Dhawan additionally scored most runs throughout the 2017 Champions Trophy.

The 38-year-old has scored most runs for India within the historical past of the Champions Trophy with 701 runs in 10 innings, together with three centuries and three half-centuries. Aside from that, he’s the one cricketer to win two Golden Bats within the Champions Trophy (2013 and 2017).