Shikhar Dhawan announces retirement from all forms of cricket

Shikhar Dhawan has managed to have a stellar career; especially his feat in the ICC Champions Trophy 2013 is one that will be remembered for ages, as he was a pillar in the opening stand as a batter for the team.

Author: Kunal Kothari

24 Aug,2024 12:06:42

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A bonafide cricketing legend even before he hung up his boots, Shikhar Dhawan has indeed called it a wrap on his cricketing career and went on to officially announce his retirement from all forms of cricket. That’s right.

Dhawan’s contribution to cricket is unparalleled and when it comes to the Indian cricket team, Dhawan has managed to have a stellar career; especially his feat in the ICC Champions Trophy 2013 is one that will be remembered for ages, as he was a pillar in the opening stand as a batter for the team.

In a special video, announcing his retirement, Dhawan captioned it saying, “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”-

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Dhawan has clocked over 11,000 runs in cricket across all formats with 24 international centuries to his name. Even in IPL, Dhawan has over 6700 runs in over 220 matches thus making him the second-highest run scorer in the league’s history. He is also renowned to be one of the most jovial and lively people to be around, and has several friends in the industry and around.

Dhawan recently also launched his talk show, Dhawan Karenge where he had celebrated guests, Taapsee Pannu, Bhuvan Bam, Akshay Kumar and others.

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Kunal Kothari

From operating in the entertainment industry for almost eight years, Kunal talks, walks, sleeps and breathes movies. Apart from critiquing them, he tries to spot things others tend to miss and is always up for a game of trivia about anything and everything on-screen and off-screen. Kunal rose through the ranks after joining as a journalist to being the editor, film critic and senior correspondent at India Forums. A team player and hard worker, he likes to have a cogent approach towards critical analysis, where you might find him on the field, ready for an insightful conversation about the movies.