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MS Dhoni, the former Indian captain, finally met with his die-hard fan, who had camped outside his Ranchi home for the past six days. After making a long and arduous journey from his home in Delhi to Jharkhand capital Ranchi on a cycle, travelling more than 1150 kms, the fan announced on social media platform Instagram that MS Dhoni finally graced him with his presence after a six-day wait.
Notably, the fan, who goes by the name “Gaurav Kumar,” revealed that he had earlier travelled 2100 km from Delhi to Chennai, to meet MS Dhoni, but on that occasion, he was unable to get in touch with him. After that, Gaurav Kumar recently decided to make the cycle journey from his home to Ranchi on a cycle, to finally meet the 43-year-old cricketer, and his life-long dream eventually did come true.
Gaurav Kumar, the die-hard MS Dhoni fan, expressed his happiness on Instagram after meeting his idol
In a post on his Instagram account (@epic_g7), Gaurav Kumar was grinning ear to ear while announcing to everyone about MS Dhoni meeting him. The young man spoke about how happy he was, to be in the same space with the former Chennai Super Kings captain, and now, he will be heading back home from Ranchi to Delhi, on a cycle, which had a cardboard sign of “MS Dhoni, Captain Cool.”
Moreover, MS Dhoni, who last played professional cricket in the IPL 2024 for Chennai Super Kings, is expected to be a part of the franchise in the playing capacity in the next season. After the IPL governing council announced the controversial rule for IPL teams to retain a former national team cricketer as an uncapped player five years into their retirement, MS Dhoni is one of the rare few cricketers to make the cut.
The IPL teams are reportedly given till the end of this October month to give their list of players to be retained ahead of the IPL2025 auction, and the maximum number could be six.
