DC opener Shikhar Dhawan, who struck his maiden IPL ton, was adjudged the Man of the Match (Image Courtesy: Sportzpics)
New Delhi: Former Indian cricket team opener Shikhar Dhawan joined the Legends League Cricket (LLC) on Monday following his recent retirement from international cricket, PTI reported.
Having announced his retirement on Saturday, the 38-year-old southpaw can now compete in T20 leagues outside the IPL.
"My body is still conditioned for the demands of the game, and while I'm at ease with my decision, cricket is an inseparable part of who I am; it will never go out of me.
"I am eager to regroup with my cricketing friends and continue to entertain my fans as we create new memories together," said Dhawan in a statement.
Dhawan represented India in 34 Tests, 167 ODIs and 68 T20s, aggregating 12,286 international runs.
The Legends League Cricket will be staged in September.
A bit of selfishness, they say, is a necessary trait in the make-up of elite athletes. But Shikhar Dhawan remained an altruist through a career punctuated with innumerable bursts of brilliance, an outlook that was at times annoyingly positive and without hyperbolic excesses, wrote Abhishek Hore for PTI on Dhawan's retirement.
Out of the India setup for a while, the pragmatic 38-year-old, who in his pomp left the best of bowlers helpless and in awe, reached an agreement with his fate and retired from all forms of cricket.
When the great Sachin Tendulkar presented Dhawan with the Test cap, he told him, "We know about your guts. Show us some."
Well, he showed guts and more, and the PTI write-up read.