Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan played together for Team India for a long time. Both the players are also good friends. Both of them won many matches for the Indian team with their excellent performance. Dhawan announced his retirement from international and domestic cricket on Friday, August 24. After this, many cricketers including Sachin Tendulkar reacted to his retirement. Now Team India's legendary batsman and Dhawan's friend Kohli has also written an emotional post for him. In this post, he praised Dhawan and wished him all the best for the future.

What did Virat say to Dhawan?

Virat Kohli has praised him a lot in his post.

He described Dhawan's debut as fearless and also called him India's most reliable opener. Recalling the good moments spent with him in Team India, Virat said, "You have given us a lot of memories which will be cherished. We will miss your passion, your sportsmanship and your trademark smile, but your legacy will always remain."

Shikhar @SDhawan25 from your fearless debut to becoming one of India's most dependable openers, you've given us countless memories to cherish.

Your passion for the game, your sportsmanship and your trademark smile will be missed, but your legacy lives on. Thank you for that

— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) August 25, 2024

Dhawan also remembered Kohli

Dhawan also recalled the old days in his interview after announcing his retirement. During this, he described Virat Kohli as the funniest. Dhawan said that he has been playing cricket with Virat since childhood and both of them have a very good friendship.

Many times during the IPL, Virat used to deliberately tease him in a joking manner.

From 2013 to 2019, Dhawan along with Rohit and Virat scored 100 centuries for Team India. These were his golden days in Team India. Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan remained the strong pillars of the Indian team for a long time. After Dhawan's debut in 2010, both of them played 221 international matches together. During this time, both of them scored more than 20 thousand runs for the team.

Many times during the IPL, Virat used to deliberately tease him in a joking manner.

From 2013 to 2019, Dhawan along with Rohit and Virat scored 100 centuries for Team India. These were his golden days in Team India. Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan remained the strong pillars of the Indian team for a long time. After Dhawan's debut in 2010, both of them played 221 international matches together. During this time, both of them scored more than 20 thousand runs for the team.