# Dhoni and Raina Retired Together on August 15, 2020 2026-08-15T02:51:06+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina announced their international retirements on August 15, 2020, while together in Chennai Super Kings’ bio-bubble for IPL 2020. Dhoni posted his announcement at 7:29 pm IST, and Raina followed minutes later. Both had planned the timing, Raina told Dainik Jagran, linking Dhoni’s jersey number 7 and his own 3 to 73, the number of years since India’s Independence on that date, according to Times Now. Dhoni’s last international match was the 2019 World Cup, while Raina last played for India in 2018. Dhoni remains active in the IPL with CSK. Raina retired from Indian cricket in 2022 and now works as a part-time commentator. ## Coverage - timesnownews.com - sports.ndtv.com Tags: Chennai Super Kings, India, IPL, MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/why-dhoni-and-raina-retired-together-on-august-15/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/why-dhoni-and-raina-retired-together-on-august-15/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.