India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has retired from Test cricket.
M S Dhoni made his Test debut against Sri Lanka in 2005, scoring 30 in the rain-hit match in Chennai. He went on to play 90 Tests for India, amassing 4876 runs at a 38-plus average, hitting six centuries and 33 fifties. He also took 256 catches and contributed 38 stumpings.
M S Dhoni(33)made his debut against Sri Lanka in Chennai in 2005 and was captain for 60 of his 90 Tests, quit after India drew the third Test against Australia on Tuesday Dec 30,2014
MS Dhoni international record |
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| Games | Runs | Average | Highest | Catches | Stumpings | |
| Tests: | 90 | 4,876 | 38.09 | 224 | 256 | 38 |
| ODIs: | 250 | 8,192 | 52.85 | 183* | 227 | 85 |
| T20i: | 50 | 849 | 33.96 | 48* | 25 | 11 |
M S Dhoni's Career Timeline
December 2, 2005: Debut against Sri Lanka in Chennai. Makes 30 off 54 balls
December 12, 2005: Scores his first Test fifty (51 not out off 51 balls) at the Feroz Shah Kotla in New Delhi.
January 26, 2006: With India in trouble at 281 for five, in reply
to Pakistan's 588, Dhoni smashes 148 (153 b) to help his team post 603.
The Test is drawn.
July 23, 2007: Helps draw a Test at Lord's with an unbeatent
patient 76. Chasing 380, India was 145 for five with over three hours
left. Dhoni bats for 203 minutes and his 10th wicket stand of 19 with
Sreesanth seeks a never-wrecking draw in the series opener.
April 11, 2008: Leads in a Test for the first time in Anil Kumble's absence. India beats South Africa inside three days at Kanpur.
October 21, 2008: In his second match as captain, Dhoni wins his
first man-of-the-match award for his 92 and scores 68 not out in a
130-run win in the second Test against Australia at Mohali.
November 6, 2008: Takes charge as full-time skipper after Kumble's retirement. India beats Australia by 172 runs in Nagpur to win the series 2-0.
December 23, 2008: In his first full series as captain, leads India to a 1-0 win over England.
April 7, 2009; Becomes only the second Indian captain in 41 years to win a Test series in New Zealand.
December 6, 2009: Following a 2-0 series win over Sri Lanka,
India becomes No.1 in the Test rankings for the first time. He scores an
unbeaten 100 off 154 balls in a mammoth total of 726 for nine declared.
February 18, 2010: India retains its No.1 ranking with an innings
win over South Africa at Eden Gardens. Dhoni scores 132 not out off 187
balls in India's 643 for six in series-levelling win.
January 6, 2011: India draws its first Test series on South African soil.
August 22, 2011: India loses No.1 ranking after suffering a 4-0 whitewash against England.
January 2012: Suffers another 4-0 whitewash, this time in Australia.
December 17, 2013: A rare failure at home as England wins the four Test series 2-1. India's first home Test series loss in 28 years.
February 24, 2013: Hits a rollicking maiden double-century (224)
against Australia in Chennai. It is the highest score by an
wicketkeeper-captain and the best by an Indian keeper. India wins the
match.
March 5, 2013: Dhoni becomes India's most successful captain with
22 wins. An innings and 135 run win over Australia in Hyderabad takes
hm past Sourav Ganguly's record of 21.
March 24, 2013: Oversees India's first Test series whitewash over Australia.
December 30, 2013: A third consecutive overseas Test series loss as India goes down 1-0 in South Africa.
February 2014: India loses a Test and the series to NZ after 12- years — a fourth straight overseas defeat.
July 21, 2014: India wins at Lord's for the first time in 28 years.
August 17, 2014: A three-day defeat at The Oval sees India lose to England 3-1, a fifth straight away series loss under Dhoni.
December 30, 2014. Shortly after India loses its sixth consecutive overseas Test series, Dhoni announces his retirement from Test cricket.
M S Dhoni's highest Test score of 224 came against Australia in February 2013. Dhoni also became the first Indian wicket-keeper to complete 4000 runs in Test cricket. He has also crossed Sourav Ganguly's record of 21 Test wins to become the most successful Test captain for India. It was under his captaincy that India became the first team in more than 40 years to whitewash Australia in a Test series
M S Dhoni is the only skipper in the history of the game to have won all three major ICC trophies (T20 World Cup, World Cup in 2011 and Champions Trophy). He is regarded as one of the best leaders in international cricket, in the shorter formats.
In his maiden captaincy stint in 2007 at the World T20 in South Africa, he brought home the trophy with a young side after they defeated Pakistan in a thrilling final. Dhoni then led India to their second World Cup title in 2011 and was names Man of the Match in the finals
M S Dhoni has retired from Tests "in order to concentrate" on the 50 over and Twenty20 formats, with India's one-day 2015 ICC World Cup defence starting in February 2015
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) called Dhoni "one of India's greatest Test captains"
Most matches as India Test captain |
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| Tests | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | |
| Dhoni | 60 | 27 | 18 | 15 | 45.00 |
| Ganguly | 49 | 21 | 13 | 15 | 42.85 |
| Azharuddin | 47 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 29.78 |
| Gavaskar | 47 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 19.14 |
| Nawab of Pataudi | 40 | 9 | 19 | 12 | 22.50 |
| Kapil Dev | 34 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 11.76 |
Comments on M S Dhoni's Retirement from Test Cricket
Sachin Tendulkar: "well done on a wonderful career in test cricket @msdhoni. Always enjoyed playing together. Next target 2015 WC my friend!!" BCCI secretary Sanjay Patel "MS is a very practical man. Today, he called up just after the Test match in Melbourne and told me that he wanted to retire from Test cricket. I asked him "what happened are you injured or what?" He just calmly told me "No, I just want to quit Test cricket for good,". He is an Indian captain and a distinguished cricketer. It's his personal choice and I needed to respect that". Former India cricketer Dilip Vengsarkar "To me it was a real surprise. I thought he will play for one or two more years in Test cricket as he's a very fit person". Former Test cricketer Chandu Borde "It came as a surprise, didn't it, that he quit midstream. It (decision to quit) could have been taken earlier. But perhaps he thought it was the right time to hand over the mantle to the next man". Ajit Wadekar "The decision was extraordinary. I feel he should have waited till the end of the series (after January 6-10, 2015 fourth Test at Sydney). He has already missed the first Test (at Adelaide because of a prior injury)." Former England captain Michael Vaughan "Love the way @msdhoni plays the game ... But it's now the right time for @imVkohli to take the Indian Test team in a new direction." Former India captain Anil Kumble "Chennai 2 G, Great career MSD @msdhoni retired as captain. Way 2 go! Well done buddy on a fantastic test inning! Good luck!" Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar "He was a top class leader...the biggest thing about Mahendra Singh Dhoni is he's been a supremely content person with whatever has come his way in life. No better state to be in than being supremely content." Former England captain Nasser Hussain "His 45 per cent win-rate, the highest of any Indian captain to skipper the side at least five times, is phenomenal but just as impressive is the way he has led the side with such dignity and calmness during his 60 Tests in charge." India cricketer Suresh Raina "Valiant while you led. Valiant in your departure. #Respect"  Ad-guru Prasoon Joshi "Dhoni has reached a stage where retirement from Tests should not affect his brand value. A brand goes through ups and downs, a brand also has a life cycle. He would now be known for diffferent attributes after today's retirement. His image will go through a change of course but would it be downhill for him? I don't think so". Harbhajan, Yuvraj refuse to comment "I will not say anything as I have nothing to say," said Harbhajan. Indian cricketer Pragyan Ojha "Congratulations Dhoni Bhai on a wonderful Test career". Former India captain Bishan Singh Bedi "MSDhoni's retirement in midst of test series leaves lot of us perplexed! But that's his prerogative.I'd like 2 wish MSD Happy Retirement". Former cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar "Just feeling a bit sad about Dhoni's retirement from Test Cricket. Didn't see it coming at all". Former Pakistan player Saqlain Mushtaq "Well done MS Dhoni on a wonderful career in Test cricket." Indian Test captains over the years
CK Nayudu(1932-1934): 4 matches, 0 wins, 3 losses, 1 drawn
Maharaja of Vizianagram(1936-1936): 3 matches, 0 wins, 2 losses, 1 drawn
Nawab of Pataudi(Iftikhar Ali Khan) 1946-1946: 3 matches, 0 wins, 1 loss, 2 drawn
Lala Amarnath(1947-1952): 15 matches, 2 wins, 6 losses, 7 drawn
Vijay Hazare(1951-1954): 14 matches, 1 win, 5 losses, 8 drawn
Vinoo Mankad(1955-1959): 6 matches, 0 win, 1 loss, 5 drawn
Ghulam Ahmed(1955-1959): 3 matches, 0 win, 2 losses, 1 drawn
Polly Umrigar(1955-1958): 8 matches, 2 wins, 2 losses, 4 drawn
Hemu Adhikari(1959-1959): 1 match, 0 win, 0 loss, 1 drawn
Datta Gaekwad(1959-1959): 4 matches, 0 win, 4 losses, 0 drawn
Pankaj Roy(1959-1959): 1 match, 0 win, 1 loss, 0 drawn
Gulabrai Ramchand(1959-1960): 5 matches, 1 win, 2 losses, 2 drawn
Nari Contractor(1960-1962): 12 matches, 2 wins, 2 losses, 8 drawn
Nawab of Pataudi(Mansur Ali Khan) 1962-1975: 40 matches, 9 wins, 19 losses, 12 drawn
Chandu Borde(1967-1967): 1 match, 0 win, 1 loss, 0 drawn
Ajit Wadekar(1971-1974): 16 matches, 4 wins, 4 losses, 8 drawn
S. Venkataraghavan(1974-1979): 5 matches, 0 win, 2 losses, 3 drawn
Sunil Gavaskar(1976-1985): 47 matches, 9 wins, 8 losses, 30 drawn
Bishan Singh Bedi(1976-1978): 22 matches, 6 wins, 11 losses, 5 drawn
Gundappa Viswanath(1980-1980): 2 matches, 0 win, 1 loss, 1 drawn
Kapil Dev(1983-1987): 34 matches, 4 wins, 7 losses, 1 tied, 22 drawn
Dilip Vengsarkar(1987-1989): 10 matches, 2 wins, 5 losses, 3 drawn
Ravi Shastri(1988-1988): 1 match, 1 win, 0 loss, 0 drawn
K Srikkanth(1989-1989): 4 matches, 0 win, 0 loss, 4 drawn
Mohammad Azharuddin(1990-1999): 47 matches, 14 wins, 14 losses, 19 drawn
Sachin Tendulkar(1996-2000): 25 matches, 4 wins, 9 losses, 12 drawn
Sourav Ganguly(2000-2005): 49 matches, 21 wins, 13 losses, 15 drawn
Rahul Dravid(2003-2007): 25 matches, 8 wins, 6 losses, 11 drawn
Virender Sehwag(2005-2012): 4 matches, 2 wins, 1 loss, 1 drawn
Anil Kumble(2007-2008): 14 matches, 3 wins, 5 losses, 6 drawn
Mahendra Singh Dhoni(2008-2014): 60 matches, 27 wins, 18 losses, 15 drawn
Virat Kohli(2014-till date): 1 match, 0 win, 1 loss, 0 drawn
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