{"id":7290,"date":"2024-08-24T17:15:28","date_gmt":"2024-08-24T11:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/?p=7290"},"modified":"2024-08-24T17:15:30","modified_gmt":"2024-08-24T11:45:30","slug":"shikhar-dhawan-leaves-from-international-and-domestic-cricket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/si\/shikhar-dhawan-leaves-from-international-and-domestic-cricket\/","title":{"rendered":"Shikhar Dhawan leaves from international and domestic cricket"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shikhar Dhawan has announced his retirement from international and domestic cricket through a social media post on Saturday morning. Dhawan\u2019s last modest game was in April, leading Punjab Kings in IPL 2024. 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