Dhoni who led CSK to their fifth IPL title in 2023, had handed over the captaincy to Ruturaj Gaikwad before the start of the 2024 campaign which had sparked questions about his future. (File)
Former India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is one of the rare sportspersons who tends to stay away from social media in an age that is dominated by it. Even when he was asked by his managers to stay active on social media, Dhoni remained steadfast that if he was playing good cricket, he would not need PR.
“I have never been a big fan of social media. Throughout, I have had so many managers and all of them keep pushing. I started playing in 2004. Twitter got popular later on after which Instagram came in. All the managers told me, ‘you should do some PR, build this and build that’. I had the same answer that if you play good cricket, you don’t need PR,” Dhoni said in an interview with Eurogrip Tred Talks.
Dhoni will next be seen in the 2025 edition of the Indian Premier League after the 43-year-old was retained for Rs 4 crore by the Chennai Super Kings, with the franchise making full use of the modified uncapped player retention rule.
MS Dhoni on PR (Latest interview) :
If I play good cricket ,I don’t need any PR 🔥😁#MSDhoni pic.twitter.com/q1HaPygZfq
— Chakri Dhoni (@ChakriDhonii) December 31, 2024
According to the rule, the uncapped player list will also include internationals who have not featured in any match for India in the last five years or have not attained a BCCI central contract in the same period.
Dhoni who led CSK to their fifth IPL title in 2023, had handed over the captaincy to Ruturaj Gaikwad before the start of the 2024 campaign which had sparked questions about his future.
“I just want to enjoy whatever last few years of cricket I can play,” Dhoni had said in a promotional event for software brand back in October which had hinted that he would continue to play and after CSK retained him ahead of the IPL auction, it was all but confirmed.
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