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Indian Premier League: Shikhar Dhawan, one of the best opening batsmen of the past decade, announced his retirement from all forms of cricket via a video posted on social media in the early hours of Saturday morning.

A career which spanned over a decade that saw him register 24 hundreds (17 in ODIs and seven in Tests) across 269 international matches began at the Sonnet Club located in Bhatti Kalan, Delhi.

Following the news of his retirement, the cricket coach at Sonnet Club, Devendra Sharma spoke exclusively to IANS to send his wishes for the 38-year-old and asked Dhawan to consider taking up a commentary role in the future.