Mahendra Singh Dhoni retires from Test cricket: Celebs react

Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, known as captain cool, has led the Indian cricket team to several victories. However, yesterday the cricketer announced his retirement from Test cricket. Several Bollywood celebrities took to Twitter to express their respect for the cricketer. With MSD moving away from the Test cricket scenario, Virat Kohli will be taking over as the captain. Here's what Bollywood thinks of his decision.

Amitabh Bachchan:
"It requires courage and immense self assessment to accept that you are done. Thank you MS, you gave us all moments of great pride!"

Arjun Kapoor
"Dhoni retires from test cricket ??? Wtf feels like yesterday I saw him make his debut...time flies and so did the ball of his bat.Legend!!!"

Arjun Rampal
"Captain our captain @msdhoni hangs up his gloves from test cricket.Your leadership,gave us our most amazing memories.Will miss u,Ur the best"

Rahul Bose
"Said it before, i'll say it again : as a test captain Dhoni was the least impressive. He is at his captaincy best in the shorter formats. But no doubt over Dhoni's ability to inspire, even in test cricket. Many occasions when players said without him they couldn't hv performed. All in all, the passage of a tremendous influence on Indian test cricket. Go well, Dhoni. See you in the shorter formats!"

Sachin Tendulkar
"Well done on a wonderful career in test cricket @msdhoni. Always enjoyed playing together. Next target 2015 WC my friend!!"

Suhel Seth
"Today the entire nation should salute Dhoni for the immense joy he gave us in test cricket. A day to celebrate and not be conspiratorial."

Vishal Dadlani
"Dhoni is a hero. Always will be. Bas."

Shekhar Ravjiani
"He came. He conquered. The legend. @msdhoni"

Siddharth Mallya
"Congrats @msdhoni on an awesome career�� #legend #champ #captaincool. Happy that @imVkohli had been handed the captaincy...looks like someone who will get even better with the added responsibility"

Anurag Kashyap
"Dhoni ?????? Kyon? You will be missed"

Shekhar Kapur
"We will miss u @msdhoni. Such an enigmatic player/captain/man. As long as you were on the field, anything could happen. #Dhoni #TESTCRICKET"

Saqib Saleem
"India's superhero 'MahiMan' retires from test cricket.. Leaving a great legacy behind!! One word that describes him best is unconventional. One of the most impactful players of this era.. Blessed to have seen him play!! Lets get the world cup now Mahi"

Raj Kundra
"It's a journey...i guess has to end somewhere congratulations @msdhoni on your Test Journey Captain Cool will be missed! Next #worldcup2015"

Virr Das
"Twitter:
Make fun of Dhoni
Make fun of Dhoni
Say just horrible things about a person
He retires
*pause*
RESPECT!! ADMIRATION!! LEGACY!!"

Sophie Choudry
"An absolute gentleman & a class act both on and off the field! Thank you @msdhoni ���� #captaincool #respect #legend #Dhoni"

Disclaimer: All tweets have been sourced from Twitter and written as is.