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In a surprising news from Australia, Indian skipper Mahendra Dhoni has took retirement from Test match cricket with immediate effect. MS Dhoni Record as Test Captain: Matches = 60 Win = 27 Loss = 18 Draws = 15 Win% = 45 MS Dhoni Batting Record: Matches = 90 Innings = 144 Runs = 4876 Highest = 224 Avg = 38.09 Here is the best reactions from the professionals on Dhoni's retirement. Valiant while you led. Valiant in your departure. #Respect @msdhoni pic.twitter.com/w6xdnebG3s — Suresh Raina (@ImRaina) December 30, 2014 “One of India’s greatest Test Captains under whose leadership India became the No. 1 team in the Test Rankings” #ThankYouDhoni — Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) December 30, 2014 Whichever way, you look at it, it’s been a wonderful career. He’s staying on to play his stronger suit. #Dhoni — Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) December 30, 2014 The art of leadership – by MS Dhoni…What made MSD captain extraordinaire?

Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has announced his retirement from test cricket with immediate effect, BCCI announced on Twitter. News Alert - MS Dhoni has chosen to retire from Test Cricket with immediate effect #MSD #Captain — BCCI (@BCCI) December 30, 2014 The 33-year-old wicket-keeper has decided to retire from Test match cricket in order to concentrate on One Day Internationals and T20 formats. Dhoni, who has established himself as one of the India's most successful wicket-keeper batsman of all time - has scored 4876 runs in 90 Tests at an average of 38.09 for his country. During his captaincy, he played 60 Tests with a winning record 27 matches while losing 18 and drawing 15 also helped India to claim the No. 1 spot in the ICC Test rankings. Meanwhile, Virat Kohli will now lead the Indian Test Team for the Fourth and Final Test against Australia in Sydney. News Alert - Virat will be the captain for the 4th and Final Test against Australia #MSD #Aus

Indian vice-captain Virat Kohli becomes the most followed Indian sportsperson on Twitter, with 4.88 million followers - surpasses the legendary Sachin Tendulkar. Kohli, 26, leading the charts on social networking site Twitter with a total base of 4,870,190 fans, higher than Tendulkar's 4,869,849 fans.   Meanwhile - The Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is currently at the third spot with 3,327,033 followers - followed by opening batsman Virender Sehwag (3180081) and all-rounder Yuvraj Singh (2723090) Here are the top five most followed Indian cricketers on Twitter: 1 Virat Kohli @imvkohli 4.88M 2 Sachin Tendulkar @sachin_rt 4.87M 3 MS Dhoni @msdhoni 3.33M 4 Virender Sehwag @virendersehwag 3.18M 5 Yuvraj Singh @yuvstrong12 2.72M

England have announced their 15-man squad for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 in Australia and New Zealand. The Left-handed batsman Eoin Morgan will lead the side in place of Alastair Cook, who was sacked from the captaincy on Friday following the miserable run of form. Alastair Cook, Harry Gurney and Ben Stokes has been dropped from the unit, while the experienced Stuart Broad, Joe Root, Ian Bell and James Anderson are all included for the World Cup. Here's the full squad release, including England's squad for #cwc15 & the England Lions squad. http://t.co/YdTeSBtVXo pic.twitter.com/zCrMVJLD5z — England Cricket (@ECB_cricket) December 20, 2014 England Squad: Eoin Morgan, Moeen Ali, James Anderson, Gary Ballance, Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara, Stuart Broad, Jos Buttler, Steven Finn, Alex Hales, Chris Jordan, Joe Root, James Taylor, James Tredwell and Chris Woakes The World Cup 2015 gets underway on February 14. See, how twitter reacts after ECB confirmed

With just couple of months are left for the World Cup 2015 in Australia and New Zealand , the excitement of the tournament has reached on its peak.  The Australian pitches is considered as the toughest pitch in this world that could help the fast bowlers who have pace and bounce. Being the hosts, Aussies and BlackCaps will familiar with the conditions. Here we made top three bowlers who could make an impact at the ICC cricket world cup 2015. Dale Steyn South Africa’s right-arm fast bowler Dale Steyn is known for his pace, who rattles the opponent batsman with his quick delivery. The 31-year-old, who made his ODI’s debut in 2005, has been a key player for the Proteas with a best bowling figures 6/39. Steyn has claimed 145 wickets in 93 One Day Internationals. Mitchell Johnson Australian left-arm fast bowler Mitchell Johnson is considered as one of the fast bowlers in the world cricket with an average speed of 144KPH and capability to bowl in excess of

Australia skipper Michael Clarke, who was forced from the pitch with a hamstring injury on the fifth and final day of the first Test against India at Adelaide. The 33-year-old picked up the injury while attempting to field a shot from Indian skipper Virat Kohli in the 44th over. The captain immediately left the ground to undergo scans on his right leg at a nearby hospital. Later - The left handed batsman has admitted that he might never play cricket again after sustaining a hamstring injury. "I had a scan and the results are not fantastic. I'm going to struggle to make any more part in the series," BBC Sport quotes Clarke as saying. "There's a chance I may never play again. I've got to be honest with myself." Clarke ruled himself out of the remainder of the Test series following the dramatic a 48-run victory on Saturday afternoon. Shaun Marsh, 31, who plays for the Western Warriors in Australian domestic cricket - will

India’s middle-order batsman Virat Kohli became the fifth youngest captain for Indian Cricket Team in Test cricket, when he captained for the first test against Australia at Adelaide on Tuesday. Kohli, 26, who made his Test debut against West Indies at Kingston, 2011. He has scored 1855 runs in 26 test matches with an average of 39.46. Here is the list of top five young captains for India in Test Cricket: Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi at the age of 21 years. Sachin Tendulkar at the age of 23 years. Kapil Dev at the age of 24 years. Ravi Shastri at the age of 25 years. Virat Kohli at the age of 26 years.

ECB have announced a 30-man provisional squad for the ICC World Cup 2015, which will be reduce to a squad of 15 at the end of December. Alastair Cook, 29, will remain the captain for the World Cup, despite his recent struggles at the ongoing series with Sri Lanka. Three uncapped players - Jack Brooks, James Vince and Jason Roy are included to the squad. However, Warwickshire batsman Jonathan Trott has been omitted from 30-man list. The ICC World Cup 2015 begins in Australia and New Zealand on February 14. England provisional World Cup squad : Alastair Cook (Essex) (Capt), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), James Anderson (Lancashire), Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire), Gary Ballance (Yorkshire), Ian Bell (Warwickshire), Ravi Bopara (Essex), Tim Bresnan (Yorkshire), Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire), Jack Brooks (Yorkshire), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Steven Finn (Middlesex), Harry Gurney (Nottinghamshire), Alex Hales (Nottinghamshire), Chris Jordan (Sussex), Craig Kieswetter (Som

South Africa have announced their 14-men squad for the three test match home series against West Indies, starting on December 17th. All-rounder JP Duminy has been sidelined due to injury but he is expected to get fit for the One Day Internationals. While, Robin Peterson has been selected to the squad after playing his last Test against Australia earlier this year.  Post by Cricket South Africa . Test Schedule: Wed Dec 17: 1st Test at SuperSport Park, Centurion Fri Dec 26: 2nd Test at St George's Park, Port Elizabeth Fri Jan 2: 3rd Test - Newlands, Cape Town Test Squad: Hashim Amla (capt), AB de Villiers (vice-capt), Stiaan van Zyl, Quinton de Kock, Alviro Petersen, Dean Elgar, Vernon Philander, Robin Peterson, Faf du Plessis, Dale Steyn, Kyle Abbott, Kagiso Rabada, Morne Morkel, Temba Bavuma