Shikhar Dhawan has decided to bring an end to his glorious career, he made his debut in the year 2010 and since then, he has played 34 test matches, 167 ODIs and 68 T20Is in which he scored 2315 runs, 6793 runs and 1759 runs, respectively. As far as the IPL is concerned, Shikhar Dhawan has played 222 matches in which he scored 6769 runs.
Shikhar Dhawan is one of the finest openers of all times and he announced his retirement through a video which he captioned with, “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!”
He further said, “I am at a point when I look back and only see good memories and a new world when I look ahead. My only dream was to play for India and it became a reality. For that, I’m thankful to a lot of people. My family, childhood coach Tarak Sinha, Madan Sharma under whom I learned my cricket. Then my team with which I played for many years, I found a family, made my name and shown a lot of love by everyone.”
Gabbar added, “As they say, you have to turn pages to progress forward in a story and I am going to do just that. I’m announcing my retirement from international and domestic cricket. As I say farewell to my cricket journey, I am content that I was able to play for my country. I am really thankful to BCCI, DDCA for giving me the opportunities and fans for their love.”
He concluded by saying, “All I can say to myself is that ‘don’t be sad that you won’t get to play your country again but be happy that you did play for tour country which is my biggest achievement that I played.”
Here is the video:
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! 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/QKxRH55Lgx
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) August 24, 2024
Happy Retirement, Shikhar Dhawan!
