Legendary Indian cricketer, MS Dhoni announced his retirement from Test cricket in 2014 midway through the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Considering that the series still had a match left, a sudden announcement from Dhoni raised many eyebrows. In the Test career that spanned 9 years, MS Dhoni had amassed 4876 runs at an average of 38.1 with the highest score of 224 coming against Australia. Making his Test debut against Sri Lanka, Dhoni showed grit and determination and played a 30-run knock.

Since then, MS Dhoni played as many as 90 Test matches. Not many know about an incident shared by another legendary Indian cricketer, VVS Laxman. The cricketer-turned-commentator recalled a jock MS Dhoni made way back in 2006 about ending his Test career on a high note. After scoring his maiden Test hundred against Pakistan, the Jharkhand-born cricketer jovially announced his retirement.

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During a chat on Star SPorts, VVS Laxman said, “I still remember him coming back into the dressing room (after his maiden Test ton, versus Pakistan in Faisalabad in 2006) and loudly saying ‘I am going to announce my retirement – MS Dhoni, mai hundred maara Test cricket mein, bas yaar [I, MS Dhoni, have hit a century in Test cricket that’s it!]. I don’t want anything more from Test cricket!’ And we were shocked and surprised to hear that. But that’s what MS Dhoni always was.”

Definitely, Dhoni’s words then did not mean much as he went to achieve much higher milestones in his Test career. Coming into the role of India’s Test skipper in 2008, Dhoni led his side to great heights. Under his leadership, India managed to reach the no.1 position in the ICC Test rankings for the first time.

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MS Dhoni is now fully retired from International cricket. However, he is still very much active in the Indian Premier League and will be seen leading Chennai Super Kings in the upcoming season of the tournament.