The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) just dropped a bomb that nuked the hearts of cricket lovers in India.
News Alert - MS Dhoni has chosen to retire from Test Cricket with immediate effect #MSD #Captain
Cricket commentator and journalist Harsha Bhogle is just as shocked.
Wonder what happened there? #Dhoni
As expected, people have taken to Twitter to express the avalanche of feels they're feeling.
#Dhoni's retirement from test cricket is shocking! #MSDretires
Dhoni is retiring from test cricket? Is he insane??!
Some others are so shocked they're going caps lock.
DHONI ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT FROM TESTS? WAIT. WHAT? NO. SHIT.
Several have graduated to the "make a billion jokes for RTs" stage of grief:
Dhoni: Ok boys! That's it! Chalta hoon! Ishant, achhi bowling karna.. Rohit, achhi batting karna.. "NEW PHONE WHO DIS?" ~ Ishant/Rohit
Mitron, aise series ke beech koi retire karke jaata hai kya? Aisa kejriyapa kyun ho raha hai? #Dhoni
And others have moved on to celebrate his successor: The inimitable Virat Kohli.
Excited for Virat to be captain. "Virat, you've won the toss, do you want to bat or bowl?" "Dono saath mein karunga BC kya ukhaad lega"
.@AnushkaSharma TREAT TREAT TREAT TREAT TREAT TREAT TREAT
Most tweepers are already missing him since the news was announced an hour ago.
Do we have any one ready enough to fill the void of dhoni
Replacement of M.S.Dhoni - #Error404 Not Found😞
@msdhoni hats off to u captain m.s dhoni. v miss ur helicopter shot n cool smile.
But the best tweets belong to those who think he has retired from cricket altogether.
MS Dhoni, my fav cricketer, retires today..He's class apart from any other cricketer of his generation
He gave so much to Indian team..still without any buzz and news he took retirement without any farewell . 😭😘 #Respect #ThankYouDhoni
Dhoni retired wayyyy too early. Sad.
Black Day for Indian Cricket #Captain #Dhoni
Or, even better: that he's dead.
#RIP Ms Dhoni We all miss you #ThankYouDhoni
#Dhoni the $GreatestIndianTestCaptain passes away #RIP
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!
