The video shows Dhoni and Ziva showing their pet a lot of love and affection. Ziva helped Dhoni to brush the dog’s fur, which resulted in a scene that shows love and family unity. In contrast to his calm behaviour on cricket field, this moment bought out Dhoni’s hearty side.

Millions of people around the world have come to appreciate Dhoni even more as this heartfelt gesture has confirmed his affection for animals and his role as a loving father. The video was shared on the official X account of Chennai Super Kings (CSK), as they captioned it, “Therapawtic!”

Therapawtic!💛

📹 : ziva singh dhoni pic.twitter.com/Qs4yoybB60

— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) January 8, 2025

Dhoni had assisted India in winning three ICC championships between 2007 and 2013. Dhoni made his debut in 2004 and saw social media emerging on, but felt that if he performs well no publicity would be needed for him.

Now the captain cool will be seen in action as he takes part in the 18th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). He got retained by Chennai Super Kings (CSK) for INR 4 crore.

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The first dig was when he mentioned someone from RCB switching off his mic, and the second one was when he was sharing his memorable moment from when he made his IPL captaincy debut for CSK.
The dig was when he stated that CSK had defeated RCB in that game.

The first incident happened where Ruturaj was on stage and checking his mic by saying what looked like a ‘hello’. The mic was clearly off and when the mic got turned on, he did not waste any time and said “might be someone from RCB“. Everyone got a good laugh and the event continued.

The mic guy had turned off Rutu's mic by mistake and the presenter said "How can you turn off Ruturaj's mic"

Rutu – "Might be someone from RCB" 😭pic.twitter.com/o2ZljBs9BO

— Yash (@CSKYash_) December 19, 2024

The second instance happened when Ruturaj was asked about one memorable moment that happened in the CSK dressing room. He replied by saying, “my first match as an IPL captain was against RCB, and we have won that match.”

One memorable moment of Ruturaj – "To Captain CSK's 1st match and to win that too against RCB" 😎💥 nd To Captain Dhoni 🐐 pic.twitter.com/VRs63jv0BR

— Vaibhav' (@WhyyySoMuch) December 19, 2024

The 2025 season of the IPL is now set to begin March 14. Kolkata Knight Riders will face Sunrisers Hyderabad in the season opener. The final match of the T20 League Tournament will be played on May 25.

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Harbhajan and Dhoni have played together for more than a decade, and having spent so much time together, but Harbhajn’s remarks were clear indicator that this scenario did not happen with him and Dhoni. The legendary spinner added that he had spoken to Dhoni during his short time with CSK from 2018-20200, but it was only on-field and both the players did not meet after the match.

“No, I don’t speak to Dhoni. When I was playing at CSK, that’s when we spoke, but otherwise, we haven’t spoken. It’s been 10 years and more. I have no reason; perhaps he does. I don’t know what the reasons are. When we were playing in the IPL at CSK, that’s when we used to talk, and that, too, was restricted to the ground. After that, he did not come to my room, nor did I go to his,” said Harbhajan.

The 44-year-old added by saying that a relationship in a give or take and that if he respects someone, then he hopes to get the respect back. He also stated how he only meets people as much as he is needed if they do not respect him.

“I don’t have anything against him. If he has something to say, he can tell me. But if he did, he would have told me by now. I never tried to call him because I have a lot of passion. I only ring up those who pick up my calls. I don’t have the time otherwise. I stay in touch with the ones I am friends with. A relationship is always about give and take. If I respect you, I hope you will respect me back. Or you respond to me. But if I call you once or twice but don’t get a response, I will probably only meet you as much as I am needed to,” he added,

Strangers can become best friends just as easy as best friends can become strangers….

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) December 5, 2024

As this was not enough to digest at once, Harbhajan’s post on X has fueled the rumors of break between him and Dhoni even more. While Harbhajan did not mention Dhoni is his post, it did not take much time for fans to understand and link this post to the former Indian cricketer.

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In one of the recent Instagram story, professional tennis player Sumeet Kumar Bajaj showed Dhoni giving a display of his skills with a tennis racket in what looked to be a friendly warm-up match.

Unseen clips of MS Dhoni playing Tennis 🎾💛#MSDhoni #Dhoni @msdhoni pic.twitter.com/SxEjReRc0R

— Dhoni Raina Team (@DhoniRainaTeam) December 1, 2024

The passion Dhoni has for Tennis is widely known by people, and it is common to see him at major competitions like that of the Wimbledon and the US Open.

Interestingly, Sumeet and Dhoni have played doubles together at the Jharkhand Tennis Championships, where he won in 2018, 2019, and 2022.

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Deepak has been mainly called to bowl with the new ball in powerplay overs. He claims that he can keep the batters in check where the era is of scoring big numbers in IPL more frequently.

“I was not retained by them in the last mega auction as well. But they went all out for me and bought me back. I don’t know what will happen this year, but I know my skill will be valued more now given the fact that around 90-100 runs are being scored in the Powerplay and that’s why the teams are scoring more than 200 more frequently. I have proved how valuable I can be in limiting runs in that phase of the game,” he said.

CSK retained 5 players before the mega auctions namely Ruturaj Gaikwad (Rs 18 crore), Ravindra Jadeja (Rs 18 crore), Matheesha Pathirana (Rs 13 crore), Shivam Dube (Rs 12 crore) and MS Dhoni (Rs 4 crore). The franchise can now use Right to Match (RTM) card in the mega auctions for a capped or an uncapped player.

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The final decision on this season being the final season for Dhoni id unknown as of now. The CEO of CSK, Kasi Viswanathan, recently stated that the ‘captain cool’ likes to keep everything to himself. However, he also stated that the team’s doors are open for Dhoni as long as he wants to play, adding that Dhoni would like to play his final game in Chennai.

“As far as Mahi bhai (brother) is concerned, you know he keeps everything to himself. It comes out at the last moment only. Knowing the passion he has for CSK, and also knowing the following he has, and he also mentioned in one of the interviews that he’ll play his last game in Chennai, we’re hoping that he will continue as far as CSK is concerned. As long as MS wants to play, the doors are open. Knowing him, his commitment, and his dedication, I’m sure he’ll always take the right decision,” said Viswanathsn.

The governing board of IPL re-enacted the uncapped player rule for the 2025 season and ensured Dhoni to make a return for another season. A capped Indian player will lose his status of being capped if he has not played international cricket for five years along with not havin a central contract with BCCI.

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In a conversation with former CSK batter Ambati Rayudu on Provoke TV, CEO of the franchise, Kasi Viswanath gave confirmation that he is not sure if they will be able to take Pant with them.

“We had discussions with Ruturaj, the captain, MS (Dhoni) and coach Stephen Fleming before we decided on the retentions. We were very clear that the players that helped the team grow, stabilise in the previous years were the ones very important for the CSK team to continue further,” Kasi said.

“It was very easy to decide on the retentions — Gaikwad, Jaddu, MS, Shivam Dube and Matheesha Pathirana. But we knew that if we retain these players, we would have a lesser purse to go into the auction. We knew that we wouldn’t be able to compete with the other teams when it comes to the best of the Indian players. I mean, we will still try, but i don’t think we’ll be able to get them at the auction,” he added.

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Steyn started his IPL career with the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). He went with Deccan Chargers in 2011 and moved to Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2013. After that, he also played for Gujarat Titans in IPL 2016.

Steyn played his last IPL match in 2020, and throughout his whole career, he played under different captains. He played under the leadership of a lot of players, but stated that he always wanted to play under the captaincy of MS Dhoni.

Speaking to Pdoggspeaks YouTube channel, Dale stated that he was even willing to take a cut in his pay if he got to play under MS Dhoni.

Dale Steyn : In fact, I was even willing to take a pay cut just to be in the CSK environment. I was ready to sit on CSK's bench if it meant being part of the team.#WhistlePodu #IPL #CSK @MSDhonipic.twitter.com/vOOXNBQPLY

— MSDian™ (@ItzThanesh) November 3, 2024

“I have always been a big admirer of MS Dhoni and I always asked the players playing in Chennai, ‘How does he work because I’m a bowler, he is a captain, a wicketkeeper. There’s a good relation between the captain and a wicketkeeper and a bowler and wicketkeeper. So, I wanted to know how that relationship works. So there was always a part of me that hoped I might get the nod from Chennai and might be able to go over there,” Steyn said.

“I just wanted to be in that environment, just to see how this man, who has won World Cups, ICC Champions Trophy, IPLs, how does his mind and how does he function. I was even willing to take a pay cut or play cut,” he further added.

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CSK is one of the most followed franchise of the league, and the reason behind their popularity is all because of former skipper MS Dhoni.

Recently, CSK posted a tweet with lot of emojis, and fans are making speculations that all these emojis hint about the player they are to retain. This post has a lot of emojis that hint towards various players, that has created quite a stir among fans.

💛😍🔥🤝✅🌟
💪🧑‍🍳⚡🦁🕸️⚓
🚀🧨🏏🥊🛶🎯
🏓🎤🎩⏳🚁🔍
🛡️⚔️🧸🥝🎠🤞
The Ones You Seek is Seeking You!

Tap the 🔗 – https://t.co/MNwIFDgxBK
and play the #DeadlineDay now! #WhistlePodu #Retentions2025

— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) October 29, 2024

The helicopter emoji is hinting as an approval to MS Dhoni. The Kiwi fruit emoji points towards a New Zealand player. Apart from that, fans have interpreted that the sword and horse emoji referring to be Ravindra Jadeja. The explanation given is that whenever Jadeja scores a half century, he makes a celebration by swinging his bat like a sword, plus he has a passion for horse riding.

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CSK will have their say on retentions after their meeting with Dhoni. A source close to CSK informed that the CSK management approached Dhoni and he said he is not available till 28th, so the officials will be meeting him on 29th of the 30th, and then give final verdict on retentions.

BCCI has announced 31st October as the deadline for all the franchise to submit their list of players they are to retain, where Dhoni is eligible to play as an uncapped player this year.

This is possible because the IPL brought back a rune that was discarded in 2021, which allows for a player to be considered uncapped if they have been retired from international cricket for five years.

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