Dhoni stepped down as captain of India in the limited over formats in January 2017, just ahead of the ODI series at home against England.

When did Dhoni left captain from Test?

December 30, 2014: When MS Dhoni shocked cricket fraternity with sudden Test retirement - Sports News.

Why did MS Dhoni leave captain?

In an otherwise very successful tenure as Team India's captain, MS Dhoni had endured a very brief unsuccessful phase right after he led India to glory in the 2011 World Cup. ... In fact, the selectors were so unhappy with the former India skipper that they wanted to sack him midway through the tour of Australia.