Former India and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain MS Dhoni came up with a cheeky response when the media person reminded him of his upcoming birthday at billionaire industrialist Mukesh Ambani's son Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant's sangeet ceremony in Mumbai on Friday, July 5.
MS Dhoni was one of the cricketers invited to the grand sangeet ceremony of Anant and Radhika in Mumbai. The likes of Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav, Zaheer Khan, KL Rahul and others were also in attendance, making it a star-studded event filled with glitz and glamour.
In a video, MS Dhoni and his wife Sakshi Singh Dhoni were seen attending the sangeet ceremony of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant. The couple posed for a picture before heading inside the venue. While posing for the picture, one of the media persons reminded him of his birthday.
"Birthday aa raha hai sir parso. (Sir, your birthday is coming day after tomorrow" a media person said.
MS Dhoni, who was heading to attend the sangeet ceremony, turned back after hearing the remark and said, "gift leke aana (bring the gift)"
The legendary wicketkeeper-batter MS Dhoni will be turning 43 on July 7. Dhoni is considered one of the greatest captains in cricketing history as he led Team India to 2007 T20 World Cup, 2011 ODI World Cup and 2013 Champions Trophy. MS Dhoni retired from International cricket in August 2020. His last appearance for Team India was in the 2019 ODI World Cup semifinal, where they suffered a heartbreaking defeat against New Zealand.
After bidding adieu to his international career, MS Dhoni continued to grace the cricket arena in IPL. Ahead of IPL 2024, Dhoni relinquished his CSK captaincy duties and handed it over to Ruturaj Gaikwad. However, the Chennai Super Kings failed to qualify for the playoffs as they finished fifth in the league stage of the tournament.
MS Dhoni remains tight lipped about his IPL future
MS Dhoni has not yet uttered a word about his future in the IPL. It was speculated that the former Chennai Super Kings played his last season of the cash-rich T20 league this year.
Following Chennai Super Kings' exit from the league stage of IPL 2024, Dhoni maintained silence about his future in the tournament, leaving the fans and experts confused. However, CSK CEO Kasi Vishwanath is hopeful of MS Dhoni's return to IPL next year as he probably wanted to end his IPL career with a trophy.
In IPL 2024, MS Dhoni has scored 161 at an average of 53.67 and an impressive strike rate of 220.55 in 11 matches. He remained unbeaten in seven matches.
Overall in his IPL career, Dhoni has amassed 5243 runs, including 24 fifties, at an average of 39.13 and an average of 137.54 in 264 matches. Dhoni is the joint-most successful captain in IPL alongside former Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma, with five titles.
