Cricket Memories: Team India all-rounder R Ashwin posted a video on his YouTube channel on 15 August 2020. This video was for MS Dhoni, the former captain of Team India. In the video, R Ashwin told how MS Dhoni’s eyes became moist one day in December 2014. Recalling one thing from Australia tour in December 2014, Ashwin says, ‘I remember how he retired from Test cricket in the year 2014. I was batting with him in the Melbourne Test. When we lost the series, he pulled up a stump from the wicket in front of me and walked away saying that his time had come.
Dhoni announced his retirement from T20 and One Day Internationals on 15 August 2020. R Ashwin, who played cricket for a long time with MS Dhoni for the national team and Chennai Super Kings, posted a video on this day remembering some things of Dhoni.
India had lost the series in the 2014 tour of Australia. After losing the first two Tests of the series and then the Melbourne Test being drawn, MS Dhoni announced his retirement from this long format of cricket before the fourth Test.
Recalling the night of the announcement of his retirement from Test cricket, Ashwin had said that ‘It was an emotional moment for Dhoni. I, Ishant and Suresh Raina were present in his room that day. Dhoni was wearing the Test jersey till late that night. Tears were also dripping from his eyes.
Dhoni’s name is more than 10 thousand runs in One Day International
After Dhoni announced his retirement in the middle of the Test series against Australia, Virat Kohli was made the captain in his place. Dhoni scored 4876 runs in 90 Test matches at an average of 38 in his career. He has 6 centuries and 33 half-centuries to his name in Tests. At the same time, he scored 10,773 runs in One Day International cricket. In ODIs, he has scored 10 centuries and 73 half-centuries.
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