Dhoni retires from Test cricket due to 'strain of playing all formats', Kohli to succeed him
India's captain MS Dhoni, announced his retirement from Test cricket with immediate effect on Tuesday after his team lost the Border-Gavaskar Trophy to Australia. (AP Photo)
The shock announcement came minutes after Dhoni faced reporters in the wake of India's draw in the third Test against Australia in Melbourne, which conceded the four-match series 2-0 to the hosts. Dhoni, 33, said nothing of his retirement plans during the post-match media conference at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and the news was broken on the Board of Control for Cricket in India BCCI's Twitter feed.