Shikhar Dhawan announces retirement from international and domestic cricket

Dhawan clarified that although he's walking away from India colours, he hinted at continuing in league cricket – most prominently the IPL.

Shikhar Dhawan, one of India's finest white-ball openers, has announced his retirement from international cricket.

Dhawan, 38, clarified that although he's walking away from India colours, he hinted at continuing in league cricket – most prominently the IPL.

Dhawan, who last played for India in December of 2022 in an ODI against Bangladesh, goes out having scored 10,867 runs from 269 appearances, including 24 centuries, 44 fifties and as one of the lynchpins of Indian batting over the last decade.

"It's not like it is a tough decision for me. I am not even emotional. I don't want to cry or something. But mostly it's gratitude and love. I have spent most of my life playing cricket and I feel I've reached a stage where I want to rest now – from international and domestic," Dhawan told Hindustan Times in an exclusive chat.