India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has retired from Test cricket, the India cricket board has announced.
The 33-year-old, who made his Test debut in 2005, stood down after India drew the third Test against Australia in Melbourne on Tuesday.
A statement said he had retired from Test cricket "in order to concentrate" on the 50 over and Twenty20 formats.
He will be replaced by Virat Kohli as captain for the fourth and final Test which starts on 6 January in Sydney.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Sanjay Patel paid tribute to Dhoni, who was captain for 61 of his 90 Test matches.
"One of India's greatest Test captains under whose leadership India became the number one team in the Test rankings, MS Dhoni has decided to retire from Test cricket citing the strain of playing all formats of cricket," Patel said in the BCCI statement.
"MS Dhoni has chosen to retire from Test cricket with immediate effect in order to concentrate on ODI and T20 formats.
"BCCI, while respecting the decision of MS Dhoni to retire from Test cricket, wishes to thank him for his enormous contribution to Test cricket and the laurels that he has brought to India."
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