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XtraTime Web Desk: After former India skipper MS Dhoni announced his retirement from international cricket, Aussie spin legend Shane Warne wants Dhoni to continue his game and consider being part of his team London Spirit in next year's 'The Hundred' tournament.

Two-time World Cup-winning (T20I and ODI) former India captain Dhoni retired on Saturday, putting endless speculation about his future to rest. Warne said he should give serious consideration The Hundred now.

"I just wonder if I could get him down to the London Spirit next year for The Hundred. I might put out a call to see if he wants to play at Lord's. I'll find the money, MS!," Warne told Skysports.

'The Hundred' is a 100-balls-per-side tournament of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), which was scheduled to be launched in June this year but had to be postponed to next year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Paying glowing tribute to Dhoni, Warne said: "A terrific cricketer. You think back to some of the games that he won for India, off his own back.

"And you think of his captaincy, his leadership, he was a terrific competitor and a wonderful player. He will go down in history as one of the all-time great wicketkeeper-batsmen.

"He had a calmness about him that was fantastic and he always got the best out of his team, whether it was India, Chennai Super Kings, whoever it was."

Dhoni is the only captain in the history of the game to win all ICC trophies. Under him, India won the 2007 World Twenty20, the 2011 ODI World Cup and the 2013 Champions Trophy.

With inputs fro PTI..