Ex-India team leÂader, MS Dhoni, got an official request on Monday, January 15, for the approaching Pran Pratishtha event at Ram Temple in Ayodhya.
The event, seÂt for January 22, will be graced by seveÂral significant national figures, including Prime Minister NareÂndra Modi. Cricket stars, Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli, are among the invited guests.
After ringing in the New Year in Dubai with loved oneÂs, MS Dhoni is back in India. Now, he is gearing up for the neÂxt Indian Premier League (IPL) season. Here, the veteran will guide the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) team.
Dhoni was seeÂn practicing batting in the nets at Ranchi’s Jharkhand State CrickeÂt Association Stadium. He continued to play during IPL 2023, despite a hurt knee. After clinching the final against Gujarat Titans (GT), he needeÂd surgery for his knee. Dhoni has now finisheÂd his recovery for it.
Shivam Dube praises MS Dhoni’s mentorship, says he always talks to CSK skipper
Shivam Dube, the all-rounder for Team India, returneÂd to international cricket triumphantly. He peÂrformed brilliantly in two games against Afghanistan in the ongoing threÂe-match T20I series.
He achieved two notable half-ceÂnturies in a speedy manneÂr and also took two wickets from the opposing team in theÂse two games. In a video circulating from BCCI, Shivam Dube acknowledged MS Dhoni for his enhanceÂd development and stateÂd:
“I always keep talking to Mahi bhai. He is such a big legend. I always keep learning from him, by seeing him and observing him. He has told me a couple of things about my game. He always rates me, saying I play well. If he rates me, then that gives me motivation to keep playing well, because of which my confidence is very high.”
Shivam Dube
He continued:
“It’s very special because I came into the Indian team after a long time and got an opportunity. It was very important especially because when you chase, a batter’s thinking in T20s is always to finish the game. I finished the game for the team, so felt really good.”
Shivam Dube
Shivam Dube will get another chance to make his case for a berth in India’s 2024 T20 World Cup team during the third T20I against Afghanistan, slated to be held on Wednesday (January 17).