Dhawan said goodbye to cricket

Not in the national team for a long time. Tarun lost ground to the flying form of Shubman Gill. However, Shikhar Dhawan held his own in domestic events and IPL. Now he stopped from those places too. After 14 years of service for the country, this opener retired from all forms of cricket.

Dhawan confirmed the news of his retirement in a video message on social media. Dhawan made his international debut with a match against Australia in 2010. Announcing his retirement in a video message, Shikhar said, "My cricket journey is over." Left with countless memories and gratitude. Thanks for the love and support.

Under-19 World Cup held in Bangladesh in 2004. Indian young Shikhar Dhawan announced himself to the cricket world by playing a devastating innings of 155 runs against Scotland. Later he became the country's reliable opener. He was India's thorn in the side with the bat for a long time.

He played 34 Tests, 167 ODIs and 68 T20 matches and scored 10,867 runs in a long journey. Last played for India in 2022 against Bangladesh. He has played 269 matches in three formats for the country. Where he has 24 centuries. Among them are 17 ODI and 7 Test centuries.

His partnership with Rohit Sharma has won India many matches. Rohit and Dhawan's success especially in ICC competition was eye-catching.

As the eighth batsman in the ODI format, Dhawan scored a total of 5,000 runs with an average of over 40 and a strike rate of over 90. The other two Indian batsmen in this list are Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Won the ICC Champions Trophy in 2013 for the country.

Dhawan is also very successful in domestic cricket and IPL. Dhawan has represented Delhi Capitals, Mumbai Indians, Deccan Chargers, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings in a long career. Where he is currently the second highest run scorer after Kohli. His runs are 6 thousand 769 in 221 innings at a strike rate of 127.14.