Mahendra Singh Steps Down as Captain of Indian Cricket Team

<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>Mahendra Singh Dhoni<&sol;strong> has stepped down as captain of the <strong>Indian cricket team<&sol;strong>&period; He will be available in the selection panel for the One-Day International and Twenty20 International series against England and the same has been conveyed to the senior selection committee of BCCI&period; The board will meet on Friday &lpar;Jan 06&rpar; to select the team for the three-match ODI series against England starting on January 15&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1109" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;himachalpradeshtimes&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;01&sol;Indian-Cricket-Team&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Indian Cricket Team" width&equals;"700" height&equals;"393" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Next caption has not yet decided by board till further announcement <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;imvkohli"><strong>Virat Kohli<&sol;strong> <div data-ad-id&equals;"2482" style&equals;"text-align&colon;center&semi; margin-top&colon;px&semi; margin-bottom&colon;px&semi; margin-left&colon;px&semi; margin-right&colon;px&semi;float&colon;none&semi;" class&equals;"afw afw-ga afw&lowbar;ad afwadid-2482 "> &NewLine; &NewLine; <div class&equals;"afw&lowbar;ad&lowbar;amp&lowbar;anchor&lowbar;2482"> &NewLine; <amp-ad class&equals;"afw&lowbar;ad&lowbar;amp&lowbar;2482" width&equals;"100vw" height&equals;320 &NewLine; type&equals;"adsense" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-8664180108762952" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"2608240912" &NewLine; data-auto-format&equals;"rspv" &NewLine; data-enable-refresh&equals;"10" &NewLine; data-full-width> &NewLine; <div overflow> &NewLine; <&sol;div> &NewLine; <&sol;amp-ad> &NewLine; <&sol;div> &NewLine; &NewLine; <&sol;div> <&sol;a> will take the charges&period; He is currently caption of a Test team&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Ms&period; Dhoni has unequaled&comma; success as a limited-overs captain&comma; winning the ICC World Twenty20 in 2007&comma; the ICC World Cup in 2011 and the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;himachalpradeshtimes&period;com&sol;icc-champions-trophy-2017&sol;">ICC Champions Trophy in 2013<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&&num;8220&semi;Dhoni has informed the BCCI board&comma; that he wishes to step down as the captain of the <strong>Indian cricket team<&sol;strong> from the One-Day Internationals and the T20 Internationals formats of the game&comma;&&num;8221&semi; Board of Control for <strong>Cricket in India<&sol;strong> &lpar;BCCI&rpar; said in a press release&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">MS Dhoni holds the record for most matches as captain of an international side&comma; with 331 <strong>cricket games<&sol;strong> across in all formats&period; He is also the only player to captain in 50-plus matches in each of the three formats apart from being the only captain to win all three <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;himachalpradeshtimes&period;com&sol;mahendra-singh-steps-captain-indian-cricket-team&sol;">ICC Trophies<&sol;a> &&num;8211&semi; World Cup&comma; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;himachalpradeshtimes&period;com&sol;mahendra-singh-steps-captain-indian-cricket-team&sol;">WT20 and Champions Trophy<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>MS Dhoni<&sol;strong> made his international debut in 2004&comma; Dhoni quickly rose up the ranks in Indian cricket&period; He was named the captain of the T20I side and had a massive impact as he led the team to the first World T20 title&period; He then became the ODI captain after Rahul Dravid step down from the post&comma; and eventually&comma; ascended to full-time Test captaincy once current India coach Anil Kumble retired&period; He relinquished Test captaincy and retired from the longest form of the game in 2014 but continued to captain the side in limited-overs&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Mr&period; Rahul Johri&comma; Chief Executive Officer of the BCCI said&comma; &&num;8220&semi;On the behalf of every <strong>Indian cricket<&sol;strong> fan and the BCCI&comma; I would like to thank MS Dhoni for his outstanding contribution as the captain of the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;himachalpradeshtimes&period;com&sol;indian-womens-cricket-player-offered-dsp-position-hp-government&sol;">Indian team<&sol;a> across all formats&period; Under his leadership&comma; the Indian team has touched new heights and his achievements will remain etched forever in the annals of Indian cricket&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div data-ad-id&equals;"2485" style&equals;"text-align&colon;center&semi; margin-top&colon;px&semi; margin-bottom&colon;px&semi; margin-left&colon;px&semi; margin-right&colon;px&semi;float&colon;none&semi;" class&equals;"afw afw-ga afw&lowbar;ad afwadid-2485 "> &NewLine; &NewLine; <div class&equals;"afw&lowbar;ad&lowbar;amp&lowbar;anchor&lowbar;2485"> &NewLine; <amp-ad class&equals;"afw&lowbar;ad&lowbar;amp&lowbar;2485" width&equals;"100vw" height&equals;320 &NewLine; type&equals;"adsense" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-8664180108762952" &NewLine; 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