MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina announce retirement: Here's what happened at CSK camp in Chennai

Moments after former India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni anunced his retirement from limited-overs international cricket on Saturday, his teammate Suresh Raina joined him in his second innings as 'number 4' batsman, too, hung up his boots. Raina and Dhoni, both were toger on Saturday in Chennai training at CSK camp as y anunced ir decisions. ir IPL franchise - CSK - posted a video of moment after y me ir decision public giving in a sneak peek of how ir teammates reacted to 'Thala' and 'Chinna Thala's' retirement from international cricket. 

In video shared by CSK, Raina can be seen coming back from training session to dressing room where he and skipper MS Dhoni are congratulated by ir players. Coach Lakshmipathy Balaji, Kedar Jhav and Piyush Chawla can be seen in video as well. MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina are also seen sharing a warm hug as y called it a day on ir journey with Men in Blue. duo will next be seen in action in IPL 2020 which is set to commence from September 19 in UAE. According to reports, franchise will depart for Middle East on August 21. 

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CSK gives a sneak peek into dressing room 

MS Dhoni hangs his boots

Putting an end to his 16-year-old journey, former Team India skipper MS Dhoni anunced his retirement from international cricket on Saturday. Taking to social media, Dhoni shared a compilation of his journey so far to make anuncement. Ranchi-l me his debut in 2004 against Banglesh and went on to le Men in Blue to win ICC 2011 World Cup, ICC Champions Trophy in 2013 and 2007 T20 World Cup.

"Thanks a lot for your love and support throughout. From 1929 hrs consider me as Retired," Ranchi-l captioned video.

Rain joins Dhoni

Following MS Dhoni, Team India batsman Suresh Raina also anunced his retirement from international cricket. Raina, who me his debut for Men in Blue in 2005, anunced his retirement just moments after MS Dhoni anunced his. Both players are currently in Chennai for a training camp ahe of IPL 2020 which has been moved to UAE.

Sharing a picture with his CSK squ including skipper MS Dhoni, Raina wrote on Instagram, "It was thing but lovely playing with you, MS Dhoni. With my heart full of pride, I choose to join you in this journey. Thank you India. Jai Hind!"

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