{"id":120440,"date":"2024-08-24T03:00:04","date_gmt":"2024-08-24T03:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/24\/shikhar-dhawan-announces-retirement-from-international-cricket-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-08-24T03:00:04","modified_gmt":"2024-08-24T03:00:04","slug":"shikhar-dhawan-announces-retirement-from-international-cricket-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/24\/shikhar-dhawan-announces-retirement-from-international-cricket-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Shikhar Dhawan announces retirement from international cricket | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"656\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/imgsize-23456,msid-112753584,width-600,resizemode-4\/112753584.jpg?fit=600,656&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Shikhar Dhawan announces retirement from international cricket | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"Shikhar Dhawan announces retirement from international cricket | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>NEW DELHI: India&#8217;s star opening batsman <!-- -->Shikhar Dhawan<!-- --> announced his retirement from international cricket on Saturday.<br \/>In a video posted on social media, Dhawan, who represented India in 34 Tests, 167 ODIs, and 68 T20Is from 2010 to 2022, revealed his decision to retire from the international as well as domestic cricket.<br \/>\u201cI only had one dream and that was to play for India and I even achieved that.I am thankful for so many people who contributed in my journey. First of all my family. My childhood coach Late Tarak Sinha, and Madan Sharma under whose guidance I learnt the basics of the game,&#8221; Dhawan said.<br \/>\u201cI would also like to thank my team with whom I have played cricket for so long. I got another family, I got name, fame and love of all the fans,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component QbQNS undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThere is a saying you need to turn the page to read the full story. That\u2019s what I am going to do. I am announcing my retirement from international and domestic cricket. When I am calling time on my career, I am at peace because I have played so much for country. I am thankful to BCCI and DDCA for giving me the opportunity. I am also thankful to the fans, who has given me so much love over the years,&#8221; the left hander further said.<br \/>\u201cI am telling myself one thing that don\u2019t be sad that you will not be able to represent India again but he is happy that he has played for India for so long. For me the biggest thing is that I played,\u201d Dhawan concluded. <br \/>Making his debut in 2010 against Australia in Visakhapatnam, Dhawan amassed over 10,000 runs in international cricket. <br \/>His impressive record includes 24 centuries\u201417 in ODIs and 7 in Tests.<br \/>Dhawan was a key member of the Indian squad that won the ICC Champions Trophy in 2013 under MS Dhoni\u2019s captaincy. <br \/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">WATCH:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>He was the tournament\u2019s leading run-scorer, accumulating 363 runs in 5 matches at an average of 90.75, with two centuries and one fifty.<\/div>\n<p><script>\nvar _mfq = window._mfq || [];\n_mfq.push([\"setVariable\", \"toi_titan\", window.location.href]);\n!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n        };\n        if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n        n.push = n;\n        n.loaded = !0;\n        n.version = '2.0';\n        n.queue = [];\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js', n, t, s);\n      fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n      fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    };\n    function loadGtagEvents(isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      var id = document.getElementById('toi-plus-google-campaign');\n      if (id) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        t.id = 'toi-plus-google-campaign';\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074', n, t, s);\n    };\n    function loadSurvicateJs(allowedSurvicateSections = []){\n      const section =  window.location.pathname.split('\/')[1]\n      const isHomePageAllowed = window.location.pathname === '\/' && allowedSurvicateSections.includes('homepage')\n      if(allowedSurvicateSections.includes(section) || isHomePageAllowed){\n        (function(w) {\n         function setAttributes() {\n                    var prime_user_status = window.isPrime ? 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