MS Dhoni hosts dinner for Team India at Ranchi home
Dhoni has so far played three ODI matches at his home ground, in which Men-in-Blue won one, lost one and rain washed the third match.
SNS | New Delhi | March 7, 2019 1:17 pm
Former Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his wife Sakshi Dhoni on Wednesday hosted the Indian cricket team for dinner at their Ranchi home ahead of the third One Day International of the five-match series against Australia on Friday.
Star Indian leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal took to Twitter to thank Dhoni and Sakshi for hosting the Indian team and wrote, “Thank you for last night @msdhoni bhai and @SaakshiSRawat bhabhi.”
Virat Kohli -led Team India is currently leading the five-match series 2-0 following victories in Hyderabad and Nagpur, respectively. The third ODI between India and Australia will be played at the JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi.
MS Dhoni has so far played three ODI matches at his home ground, in which Men-in-Blue won one, lost one and rain washed the third match. The Ranchi wicket-keeper batsman recently also declined to inaugurate the pavilion named after him at the Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA) Stadium.
“At the AGM last year, the decision was taken that the North Block stand that comprises media enclosure as well as VIP boxes would be named after Dhoni,” JSCA secretary Debashis Chakraborty told PTI on Wednesday.
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However, the 37-year-old didn’t agree to inaugurate the stand.
“We requested him but he said ‘Dada apne hi ghar mein kya inaugurate karna.’ (What’s there to inaugurate in my own house). He is still so humble and down to earth,” Chakraborty was quoted as saying by India Today.
Stoinis is still contracted with CA until June 30 as CA’s contracts run across the financial year, which means he could technically feature in the T20 World Cup, starting June 1.
Both sides head into the match with contrasting fortunes, as the CSK brigade are coming off two successive victories, and are comfortably placed at the third position in the IPL points tally with four wins from their six outings so far.
All eyes will be on the legendary MS Dhoni in what could be his final game at the iconic Wankhede Stadium, where many moons back, he hit the winning six for India to clinch the 2011 ODI World Cup trophy.