Last Update: January 26, 2023, 6:20 PM IST
MS Dhoni interacting with Indian cricketers. (screen grab)
MS Dhoni, the former captain of the Indian team preparing for the first T20 International against New Zealand in Ranchi, was the special guest.
The Indian cricket team has started the year on a great note by winning three consecutive series. They beat Sri Lanka 2–1 in the first three match series and then whitewashed them 3–0 in the ODIs.
Next came New Zealand, who were the No. 1 team in the world in ODIs but were swept aside by the likes of Shubman Gill and Mohammed Siraj, who put in an impressive performance playing a key role in another series sweep.
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Now the team is back in T20 mode with the three-match series against New Zealand starting on Friday in Ranchi. The team, led by captain Hardik Pandya and head coach Rahul Dravid, reached the city on Wednesday.
And as those players prepared for the series opener, they were visited by a certain local man, widely regarded as one of the greatest captains to have ever played the game.
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Yes, the man who put Ranchi on the world map of cricket M S Dhoni Met up with the current T20I team and shared some lighter moments as seen in the clip shared by the official Instagram handle of the Indian cricket team.
in clip, Work, with coconut water in one hand, can be seen chatting with his close friend Pandya as others around them watch the two with glee. Members of the Indian team can be seen queuing up to meet the great man who is quite a private person.
Pandya shares a close bond with Dhoni who won three ICC titles as captain – T20 World Cup in 2007, ODI World Cup in 2011 and ICC Champions Trophy in 2013.
Recently, pictures and clips were widely shared on social media of Dhoni practicing in the nets for the upcoming IPL season which will be the last of his playing career. He has already retired from all forms of cricket except IPL, where he continues to captain Chennai Super Kings.
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