Sports activities Information Reside Updates: Shikhar Dhawan bids adieu to worldwide and home cricket – The Instances of India

Sports activities Information Reside Updates: Veteran India opener Shikhar Dhawan introduced his retirement from all types of cricket two years after he final donned the nationwide jersey, saying that he leaves the scene a content material man after representing the nation in all three codecs. The 38-year-old made his worldwide debut in 2010 in an ODI in opposition to Australia in Visakhapatnam and his final India sport was additionally a 50-over match, in opposition to Bangladesh in 2022.

“As I shut this chapter of my cricketing journey, I carry with me numerous recollections and gratitude. Thanks for the love and help! Jai Hind!,” Dhawan mentioned in a put up on ‘X’.

“It is necessary to show the web page to maneuver ahead in life and that is why I’m asserting my retirement from worldwide and home cricket. As I bid goodbye to my cricket journey, I’ve peace in my coronary heart that I performed for thus lengthy,” he mentioned.

Dhawan appeared in 34 Checks, 167 ODIs and 68 T20Is for India however had fallen out of favour within the final couple of years resulting from patchy type and emergence of youthful opening skills like Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill.

His greatest got here within the 50-over format wherein he amassed 6793 runs at a median of 44.11, together with 17 tons of and 39 fifties. He averaged 40.61 for his 2315 Check runs, which featured seven centuries.