Former India skipper MS Dhoni’s love for football is well documented. In fact, he along with the under celebrities like Virat Kohli and Ranbir Kapoor was a part of a couple of charity football matches re-christened the Celebrity Clasico.
Having returned to India after the ODIs and T20Is series against England, Dhoni along with Bollywood actor Ishaan Khatter were spotted playing a game of football in Mumbai. Ishan also received some tips from the ace cricketer about football.
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Dhoni, who gave some hints about his retirement plans after the final ODI against England when he asked the umpires for the match ball, had added another milestone to his illustrious cap when he became the fourth Indian to score 10,000 runs in ODI cricket. He achieved the feat in the second ODI at Lord’s.
Click from yesterdays football match.
Pic Credit : @AllstarsFC_PFH pic.twitter.com/9RZujnODeB— MS Dhoni Fans #Dhoni (@msdfansofficial) July 23, 2018
Ishaan Khatter and MS Dhoni play football https://t.co/0rkQHfwtzz pic.twitter.com/IIuLE63wX2
— Priya Mishra (@priyamishra2702) July 24, 2018
The former skipper is only the second wicket-keeper to score 10,000 runs in ODI cricket after Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara.
MS will be back in the blues for the Asia Cup to be held in the UAE post the five-match Test series between India and England. The tournament which will be played in September will feature India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and a qualifying team from among UAE, Singapore, Oman, Nepal, Malaysia and Hong Kong.
The members of the All Stars Football Club play football every Sunday in Mumbai. Mostly Bollywood stars get together at the club, but this time, they witnessed a surprise visit by Dhoni.
The wicketkeeper-batsman is on a break from international duty, since the Indian cricket team is set to play a five-match Test series against England from 1 August. Dhoni retired from Tests in 2014.
