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Even cops workers stationed at the airport mobbed Dhoni for selfies. A video of Dhoni’s god-like arrival is doing rounds on social networks.
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Previous India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has a substantial fan following throughout the world however absolutely nothing compares to the appeal he enjoys in Chennai. Dhoni landed in Tamil Nadu’s capital city on Thursday to kick-start Chennai Super Kings’ preparatory camp for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The 41-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman got a rousing welcome when he got out of the Chennai International Airport.
Dhoni gets a rousing welcome in Chennai
Fans showered flower petals on Dhoni as he went out of the airport to take an automobile to the hotel. Even authorities workers stationed at the airport mobbed Dhoni for selfies. A video of Dhoni’s god-like arrival is doing rounds on social networks. In the video, security authorities can be seen accompanying the CSK captain to his cars and truck with fans following him to take images. Dhoni is anticipated to join his colleagues in a camp at MA Chidambaram Stadium from tomorrow onwards.
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Dhoni just recently took social networks by storm as he published a video of himself farming at his house in Ranchi. In the video, the 2011 World Cup-winning skipper can be seen riding a tractor to till the fields at his extravagant farmhouse. The post has actually gathered over a million impressions considering that being published a number of hours earlier. “Nice to find out something brand-new however took method too long to end up the work,” Dhoni composed in the caption of the post.
Dhoni took retirement from worldwide cricket after playing the semifinal versus New Zealand at the 2019 Cricket World Cup. Dhoni revealed his retirement a year later August 15, 2020. He has actually considering that played 2 seasons of the IPL, winning one prize in 2021. Under Dhoni’s captaincy, CSK has actually won 4 IPL titles and 2 Champions League prizes. After the conclusion of IPL 2022, Dhoni had actually stated that he wishes to play another season for CSK so that he might provide his fans a possibility to see him live prior to he retires from all types of the video game.
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