MS Dhoni, renowned for his massive fan following nationwide, holds a special place in the hearts of Chennai residents due to his association with the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Indian Premier League (IPL). On July 10, Dhoni and his wife, Sakshi, launched the audio and trailer of their first Tamil production venture titled ‘LGM’ (Let’s Get Married). The movie is being produced under the banner Dhoni Entertainment Pvt Ltd staring cast such as Harish Kalyan, Nadiya, Ivana, Yogi Babu and RJ Vijay among others.
During the event held at the Leela Palace in Chennai, popular Tamil actor Yogi Babu, who plays a significant role in ‘LGM’, took the opportunity to ask Dhoni to hire him as a player for the CSK team. The Ranchi-born cricketer, known for his quick wit and sense of humor, responded with the most hilarious reply to the question.
“Rayudu [Ambati] is retired. So, we do have a place for you in CSK. I’ll speak to the management. But, you are so busy in films. I’ll tell you, you have to play consistently. They bowl very fast and they bowl to injure you only,” the former Indian captain said.
Notably,the former CSK stalwart, Ambati Rayudu retired from IPL and, subsequently, from all forms of cricket Indian cricket following CSK’s triumph in IPL 2023. Dhoni also expressed his thoughts on his long association with Chennai and mentioned that it felt like destiny to be producing his first movie in Tamil.
“When Sakshi came up with the idea and explained everything, I said we are making it in Tamil and its destiny, which I believe in. My Test debut happened in Chennai, my highest Test score is in Chennai, when it comes to cricket a lot of things happened which I am proud of, it happened in Chennai. Not to forget, once IPL started in 2008, I was adopted by Tamil Nadu,” the 42-year-old concluded.
