The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) just dropped a bomb that nuked the hearts of cricket lovers in India.
Cricket commentator and journalist Harsha Bhogle is just as shocked.
As expected, people have taken to Twitter to express the avalanche of feels they're feeling.
Some others are so shocked they're going caps lock.
Several have graduated to the "make a billion jokes for RTs" stage of grief:
And others have moved on to celebrate his successor: The inimitable Virat Kohli.
Most tweepers are already missing him since the news was announced an hour ago.
But the best tweets belong to those who think he has retired from cricket altogether.
Or, even better: that he's dead.
As for Dhoni (who is alive and well): Congratulations on your decision. We hope you're gearing up to bring home the World Cup yet again!