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SHIKHAR DHAWAN RETIREMENT:-Veteran India opener Shikhar Dhawan announced his retirement from all forms of cricket two years after he last donned the national jersey, saying that he leaves the scene a content man after representing the country in all three formats.The 38-year-old made his international debut in 2010 in an ODI against Australia in Visakhapatnam and his last India game was also a 50-over match, against Bangladesh in 2022.
shikhar dhawan retirement speech
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!,” Dhawan said in a post on ‘X’.It’s important to turn the page to move forward in life and that’s why I am announcing my retirement from international and domestic cricket. As I bid goodbye to my cricket journey, I have peace in my heart that I played for so long.
He said, “I am standing at that point of my life where when I look back, I see only memories and when I look forward, I see a new world. I had only one goal in life, to play for India and I achieved it.” In his concluding speech in a social media post, he said, “I am very grateful to DDCA (Delhi and District Cricket Association), BCCI and my fans. And that is why I tell myself, don’t be sad that you will not be able to play for India again, but be happy that you played for your country. And for me that is the biggest thing that I played.” At his peak, the aggressive Delhi batsman was a must watch due to his range of strokes and powerful hitting ability.
shikhar dhawan CAREER
Shikhar Dhawan (born 5 December 1985) is an Indian former international cricketer. A left-handed opening batsman, he was an integral part of the Indian cricket team for a decade and also played for Delhi in domestic cricket. His consistent performances in limited-overs cricket helped the team perform well in major tournaments. He was awarded the ‘Player of the Tournament’ for his performance in the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy, helping India win that tournament. The same year, on his Test debut, he scored a record 187 against Australia, which remains the highest score on a Test debut by an Indian to date. He was the leading run-scorer for India in the 2015 Cricket World Cup. On 24 August 2024, Dhawan announced his retirement from international and domestic cricket.
Dhawan appeared in 34 Tests, 167 ODIs and 68 T20Is for India but had fallen out of favour in the last couple of years due to patchy form and emergence of younger opening talents like Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill.His best came in the 50-over format in which he amassed 6793 runs at an average of 44.11, including 17 hundreds and 39 fifties. He averaged 40.61 for his 2315 Test runs, which featured seven centuries.
shikhar dhawan Awards and achievements
Fastest Test century by a debutant player 187 runs off 174 balls
Leading run-scorer for India in ICC World Cup 2015
Man of the Tournament in the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy; he won the tournament as a squad member of India.
Golden Bat for scoring the most runs in the tournament in the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy.
- Golden Bat for scoring the most runs in the tournament in the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy.
- Only player to receive 2 consecutive Golden Bats in ICC Champions Trophy
- Most ODI centuries in 2013
- Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2014
- First Indian batsman to score a century before lunch on the first day of a Test match
- Fastest Indian batsman to reach 1000 (joint fastest), 2000, 3000 ODI runs
- Fastest batsman to reach 1000 runs in an ICC tournament
- Highest run-scorer of Asia Cup 2018
- During IPL 2020, Dhawan became the first player in the history of the league to score two consecutive centuries.
- 2021- Arjuna Award by the Government of India in recognition of his outstanding achievement in sports
The Indian team then went to the West Indies for a tri-series against the West Indies and Sri Lanka. Dhawan scored 135 runs in five matches at an average of 27. His only half-century in the series came against the West Indies at Port of Spain where he scored 69 runs off 77 balls. India won the series defeating Sri Lanka in the final in which he scored 16 runs. In July–August, India toured Zimbabwe for five ODIs while resting several first-choice players under the captaincy of Virat Kohli. Dhawan scored a total of 209 runs in four matches at an average of 52.25 and finished as the leading run-getter of the series while India won the series 5–0.
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