Lt Col MS Dhoni plays cricket with kids in Leh, picture goes viral

Lieutenant Colonel MS Dhoni has completed his two-week stint with the Indian Territorial Army. He had joined the 106 TA Battalion (Para) in Jammu and Kashmir on July 30 and trained with the army over the last 15-days. The unit is deployed in the South Kashmir region as part of the Victor Force.

MS Dhoni plays cricket with kids

Dhoni reportedly visited Leh on August 15 and had paid tributes to the martyrs at the Siachen War Memorial; he also went to the Siachen Battle School.

A picture of the two-World Cup-winning captain playing cricket in Leh at a basketball court with people watching on has gone viral on social media.

Here’s the picture shared by Chennai Super Kings on Twitter:

Earlier, various photos had also gone viral where Dhoni was seen playing volleyball with members of his Territorial Army battalion and polishing shoes.

The 38-year-old had taken a two-month break from international cricket, after India was knocked out of the 2019 World Cup following a loss to New Zealand in the semi-final, to serve his regiment in the Kashmir Valley.

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