Indian skipper analyzing the Eden Gardens pitch on Thursday ahead of the series opener against Sri Lanka.
Dhoni’s curiosity has become the corner stone of social media. As the 36-year-old is quite popular for his habit of inspecting the 22-yard strip prior to any international match.
In the morning session retired Test cricketer Dhoni talking to curator Sujan Mukherrjee and checking the Eden Gardens strip.
First, it was Kapil who was bowling to Dhoni. As the film rolled it was a role reversal with the Indian legendary wicket keeper. He is rolling his arms to the 1983 World Cup winning captain in the ad sequence of 33 seconds, directed by noted Bengali producer-director Arindam Sil.
The final part of the shoot will take place an in a studio on Friday and the next day Dhoni will fly to Dubai to launch the MS Dhoni Cricket Academy on November 11, Mihir Diwakar, Dhoni’s commercial partner in Aarka Sports and former Jharkhand cricketer told PTI.
The 36-year-old wicket keeper batsman has been in the head lines before for his curiosity. He is peeping at pitches ahead of any international matches. One such incident can be related to Pune’s 2nd ODI between India and New Zealand.
The series open against Sri Lanka on November 16.