Sydney: Even as speculation about Mahendra Singh Dhoni's sudden retirement from Test cricket persists, India's Team Director Ravi Shastri yesterday described it as a "well thought-out" move and lashed out at critics who had accused the wicketkeeper-batsman of abandoning a sinking ship.


Ravi Shastri 

"I believe it is a well thought-out move. A lot of hard work has been put into this team over the last one year and he felt that it was time to hand over the charge to a fresh young leader. He has made sure that there will be no speculation over who will be captain afterwards or who will be wicketkeeper after he is gone," Shastri told PTI.