MS Dhoni made himself unavailable for the West Indies tour and opted to serve the Indian army. He trained with his parachute regiment in Bengaluru and then headed to Kashmir where he will be staying till 15th August. MS Dhoni is guarding and patrolling in the dangerous terrain of South Kashmir’s Awantipora district which is well known for terror activities.
Dhoni is known for his down to earth nature and can be seen polishing his boots in one of the viral photos on twitter. You can also see the simple box like bed in the background, which proves that he is out of his comfort zone to serve the army.
The vetaran of 350 ODIs is appreciated for his humble nature and his photo of polishing the shoes are going viral-
Proud Indian ?? we need more athletes like you mahi.
— Suraj Sathe?? (@itsSurajSathe) August 5, 2019
He is legend ?? no doubt why he is so grounded to the earth ?? Many will inspire to see you captain ??
— arnab_layek?? (@arnab_layek92) August 5, 2019
Dhoni was awarded with the rank of brigadier by Indian army in 2011. However, he serves as the Lieutenant Colonel in Territorial army’s battalion of Parachute regiment(106 Para TA battalion). The veteran of 350 ODIs became a qualified paratrooper after he successfully completed his 5th jump in Agra in 2015.
The unit where Dhoni will be deployed will have soldiers from different battalions like Rajputana, Gorkha, Sikh, Jatt and Jammu and Kashmir rifles. The unit will consists of 700 army personnels and Dhoni will have to do the duty in both day and night in two shifts.
The 38-year-old is expected to return for the South Africa home series which is scheduled to begin on 18th September. He is now expected to play till the 2020 T20 World Cup and help Rishabh Pant in the transition phase.
