New Delhi: Two-time World Cup winning skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni made some bold decisions during his cricketing days which people least expected him to make. Be it about giving the last over of the 2007 T20 World Cup final to Joginder Sharma or coming to bat ahead of in-form Yuvraj Singh in the 2011 World Cup final.
MS Dhoni has always been known as a guy who never shied from taking some bold decisions during his career. One of the many shocking decisions Dhoni made in his career was when he suddenly announced his retirement from Test cricket in 2014 at the age of 33.
The Indian team was touring Australia at that time and Ravi Shastri was the director of the Indian cricket team. Many years later, Shastri has now made shocking revelations about Dhoni's retirement from Test cricket. Dhoni played his last Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
"Well, it came as a surprise. He came to me and said 'I want to say something to the boys'. I said 'sure'. I thought he was going to say something about the draw. He comes out. I just saw the faces around the dressing room. Most of the boys were in a state of shock when MS made the announcement. But that’s MS for you," Shastri said while speaking to Star Sports.
"He was waiting for an opportune time to make the announcement. He knew how much his body could take and he wanted to prolong his white-ball career. When your body tells you it’s enough, it’s enough, there are no second thoughts about that."
Under Dhoni's captaincy, India played 60 Test matches, out of which they managed to win 27. As a player, Dhoni scored 4876 runs in 90 Test matches at an average of 38.09, with help of 6 centuries and 33 fifties.
"I knew that the moment MS Dhoni finishes, Virat Kohli is the guy to lead the side. He (MS Dhoni) knew who was the next leader in line," Shastri said.