Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper MS Dhoni is on holiday in Uttarakhand with his family ahead of the forthcoming IPL 2024 auction. The former India captain is not social media adept, as he demonstrated once more.
Dhoni was seen telling people to stop filming him as he attended a call before turning over his phone to security in a video uploaded on X. The 42-year-old’s reaction occurred as he waited for others to join him on what appeared to be a trek. He stated:
“Are mobile niche karo. (Please, take down the mobile)”
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In another video, Dhoni responded sarcastically to a lady greeting his wife Sakshi in traditional fashion. He stated:
“Wo to chu liya aapne, photo nahi liya to aap dubara chuoge (You already touched her, but they didn’t click the photo. So, you’ll do it again.)”
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Dhoni claimed in an interview in 2018 that he seldom used his phone. He explained (via DNA):
“Me and technology, there is a big divide. I don’t use phones so much and there are a lot of stories I don’t pick up phones. But I do use technology as well. Technology has to be used in the right way.”
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“If he can avoid having the phone in his hand, he will do it” – Ravi Shastri’s insight into MS Dhoni’s phone habits
In an old interview, former India head coach Ravi Shastri claimed that MS Dhoni eschewed using cell phones. On his YouTube channel, he told Shoaib Akhtar:
“If he can avoid having the phone in his hand, he will do it. Honestly, till today, I don’t have his number. I never asked for it. I know he hardly has his phone. And if you have to get in touch with him, you know how to. I am saying he’s that kind of a person.”
Ravi Shastri
Senior cricket pundit Harsha Bhogle also said that calling Dhoni is very difficult. He stated (as reported by Times Now):
“You can never call him on the phone. I have met Dhoni only once socially. In all these years, I have met him only once. Because you cannot get in touch with him. He doesn’t carry a mobile phone. He’s got a mobile phone that only a very very close people know the number.”
Ravi Shastri
MS Dhoni will retire from international cricket on August 15, 2020, but will continue to play in the Indian Premier League. He is likely to make a decision during the IPL 2024 auction in Dubai on December 19.