MS Dhoni retires: Wife Sakshi Dhoni gets emotional on cricketer's announcement; see here

Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni anunced his retirement on Saturday. "From 1929 hrs consider me as Retired," Ranchi-l anunced on his Instagram handle. MS Dhoni along with a 'Thank you' caption, shared a compilation of his journey so far to make anuncement.

Reacting on post, Dhoni's wife Sakshi dropped a comment with a heart and folded hands. 

Two-time World Cup-winning former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni retired from international cricket on Saturday, ending over one year of suspense and also an era during which his often urthodox leership and finishing skills became stuff of legends.

anuncement came a day after he joined his Chennai Super Kings teammates in Chennai ahe of this year's IPL in UAE.  39-year-old's last outing in India colours was during lost World Cup semifinal against New Zealand.
 

One of best runners between wickets was run out following a hard-earned 50 in that tense game, shattering Indian hopes and leaving him in a state of disbelief.

reticent man from Ranchi will, however, go down as one of finest to have played game for India, turning up for country in a whopping 350 ODIs, 90 Tests and 98 T20 Internationals. last leg of his career was, however, marred by a drop in form, prompting several critics to question his resolve to continue.

But he neverless signs off as an ODI legend with 10,773 runs, averaging more than 50 despite batting between .5 and 7 for a major chunk of his career.

(With PTI inputs)