MS Dhoni retired from international cricket a while ago, but his personality remains unrivalled. When the former India captain comes out to bat, which is usually in the Indian T20 League these days, chants of his name fill the stadium. The fan obsession with wicket-keeper batters is truly out of this world.
Given that Dhoni now spends the majority of his time away from the cricket field, a few videos of his interactions with fans continue to circulate on social media. Another video of Dhoni giving an autograph to a fan on his t-shirt has now surfaced on the internet. Dhoni was seen in the video signing an autograph for a fan on the back of his white t-shirt. The fan was overjoyed to have met the legendary cricketer.
Here is MS Dhoni’s video
One Lucky fan gets autograph on shirt by MS Dhoni ??
Me when @msdhoni ??#MSDhoni pic.twitter.com/nIf9IPdY0Q
— DHONI Empire™ (@TheDhoniEmpire) December 11, 2022
Dhoni will next be seen in the 2023 Indian T20 League, which will hold its player auction on December 23. The Ranchi-born wicket-keeper batter continues to lead the Chennai franchise, having played an important role in the team since its inception in 2008. Though there has been no confirmation, the 16th edition of the T20 league may be Dhoni’s final.
The four-time champions famously released West Indian all-rounder Dwayne Bravo ahead of the auction and hired him as a bowling coach. In the meantime, the yellow army also retained their star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja amid many rumours of a rift between the two.
The team management had appointed him the team’s captain last season but handed the role back to MS Dhoni mid-season because of unsatisfactory performance. Many reports said the all-rounder will not be retained by the Chennai franchise for the 2023 season.
Chennai’s Retained Players for Indian T20 League 2023
MS Dhoni (c), Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu, Subhranshu Senapati, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Dwaine Pretorius, Mitchell Santner, Ravindra Jadeja, Tushar Deshpande, Mukesh Chowdhary, Matheesha Pathirana, Simarjeet Singh, Deepak Chahar, Prashant Solanki, Maheesh Theekshana
Released Players: Dwayne Bravo, Robin Uthappa, Adam Milne, Hari Nishaanth, Chris Jordan, Bhagath Varma, KM Asif, Narayan Jagadeesan
The franchise has INR 20.45 crore to spend in the upcoming auction.
