After leading the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to their third IPL title, skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is enjoying his off-time from cricket and as he is with his beloved family. With India playing a Test match against Afghanistan, the 36-year-old will be away from cricket for a few weeks, ahead of the T20I series against Ireland, and the much-awaited tour to England from July.

While enjoying his off the field time, the former Indian captain is back with his “pack” and went out for a morning walk with them on Wednesday morning. In a video uploaded on his official Instagram account, the CSK skipper shared a clip of his morning walk with his dogs. In the video, five dogs were seen playing with each other. Dhoni captioned the video as, “Morning walk with the pack. I think Sam knows she is my favorite so she takes the liberty of troubling everyone”.

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Dhoni’s love for pets is known to most of his fans. In October 2017, his wife, Sakshi Singh Dhoni shared a video of the cricketer playing with his pet dog Sam. In the video, Sam was seen “mirroring” Dhoni’s movement before he jumped up to him for a hug.

Here is the video:

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Dhoni decided to hang his boots from the longest format of the game in 2014 and that’s why he is not a part of the Test squad that will face Afghanistan in the historic match on June 14 in Bengaluru. The right-hand batsman will return to perform his cricketing duties for India in the two-match T20I series against Ireland starting from June 27, ahead of the 3 ODI’s series against England starting from July 3, 2018.