New Delhi: Year 2014 is about to end in few days and looking back at it, the 'Gentlemen's game' was full of ups and downs. MS Dhoni's shocking retirement from Test cricket with immideate effects in between Australia's Tour, Rohit Sharma's world record of 264 runs, Phil Hughes demise and abruptly pulled-out tours, controversies, historic wins and defeats, 2014 had it all.
Here is a flash back of top Cricketing Moments took place in the year:
1) Shocker: Dhoni's retirement from Test cricket with immediate effects
At the end on the 2014 when India played its last Test of the year, Mahendra Singh Dhoni's announcement of retirement came as a shocker.
Dhoni retired from Test cricket with immediate effects in between Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2014 handing over the captaincy to Virat kohli to lead the Indian team.
Dhoni played his first Test match against Sri Lanka in 2005 and took the captaincy in 2008. MSD has scored 4876 runs in his Test career.
Under the captaincy of Dhoni India played 60 Test (27: Won, 18:Lost, 15:Draw)
Among his several records on the field a fresh one is 134 stumping. He broke the world record on day two of the third cricket Test against Australia in Melbourne.
