While various members of the cricket fraternity from India have come up in solidarity against the anti-India comments made by a few ministers from the island country of Maldives, an old video featuring the former India captain MS Dhoni has gone viral. While Dhoni is no longer an active user of social media, the old clip has resurfaced and outlines his stance on the entire Indian islands vs Maldives debate. In the viral clip, Dhoni can be heard saying that he wants to start exploring India first before exploring other nations.
"Mostly, I do travel a lot but not for vacations. Frankly, if you ask me, I have not been on a lot of vacations. During my cricket playing time, mostly I would go to nations where cricket was there. I haven't seen a lot because I was like I have come here to play cricket, I will play cricket and come back. So, not a lot of fun that way," Dhoni said in the video.
"My wife loves to travel. So, now our plan is... we are getting some time off, we want to travel. But we want to start from India. We have so many beautiful places over here. I would like to explore them first before heading to different places," he added.
MS Dhoni To Lead CSK In IPL 2024
Talking about Dhoni's cricketing assignment, of the wicketkeeper-batter is set to lead Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in IPL 2024. The 42-year-old was struggling with a knee injury last season but underwent a surgery at the conclsuion of the 2023 edition of the cash-rich league. While he hasn't played a competitive match post that surgery it would be interesting to see how his body holds up as gears up for yet another season of the IPL. Dhoni announced his retirement from international cricket in 2020.