MS Dhoni: The last Test in testing times

Mahendra Singh who announced his retirement from Test cricket made his Test debut against Sri Lanka in 2005. (Source: Reuters)

Dhoni went on to play 90 Tests for India, amassing 4876 runs. His highest Test score of 224 came against Australia in February 2013. (Source: AP)

The wicketkeeper-batsman made his ODI debut against Bangladesh in late 2004 and was run out for a first ball duck in the Chittagong match. (Source: AP)

Dhoni has played 250 ODIs, scoring 8192 runs. He has also played 50 Twenty20 Internationals, scoring 849 runs, averaging nearly 34 with a 116 strike rate. (Source: Reuters)

India’s string of away Test defeats remains a blot on his captaincy records, though, and the emergence of Virat Kohli was seen as an alternative. (Source: AP)

Known for his penchant to seal a victory with a six, Dhoni’s trademark “helicopter” shot has amused fans who have also hailed his unflappable temperament. (Source: AP)

Under his captaincy, India won the inaugural Twenty20 World Cup in 2007, the 50-over World Cup in 2011 and remained the number one Test team for 18 months from December 2009. (Source: Express photo by Partha Paul )