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BCCI official Rajeev Shukla has opened up on the prospect of MS Dhoni coming into politics.© BCCI
Rajeev Shukla, the vice-president of the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) has opened up on the prospect of MS Dhoni coming into politics. Former India captain Dhoni, who retired from worldwide cricket in 2019, remains to be lively as a cricketer within the Indian Premier League (IPL). Throughout a latest interplay, Shukla in assured that Dhoni ‘can turn out to be a very good politician’. Nonetheless, he steered that if Dhoni needs to enter politics, the choice needs to be completely as much as the legendary wicketkeeper-batter.
Shukla additionally revealed his chat with Dhoni after the cricketer was rumoured to contest Lok Sabha election.
“I feel Dhoni can become a politician. It is up to him, if he will become a politician or not. Sourav, I always felt he would enter Bengal politics. Dhoni can also be good in politics. He will win easily, he is popular. I don’t know if he will enter politics, it is purely in his hands. I asked him once that I heard that he was going to contest for Lok Sabha seat, he said ‘No, no, no’,” Shukla instructed Ranveer Allahbadia on the latter’s YouTube channel.
Shukla additionally opened up on Dhoni not maintaining a cell phone, saying that it is his ‘nature to remain hidden’.
“It is nature to stay hidden, he doesn’t even keep a mobile phone with him. It was even hard for the BCCI selectors to approach him, as there was no mobile with him. It is his nature to go away from fame or whatever is his nature. He is not a hermit. He does things seriously, there is no lightness in it,” he added.
Dhoni was retained as an uncapped participant by CSK and will likely be again in motion for IPL 2025. Since he hasn’t formally introduced his retirement from IPL, Dhoni coming into politics is actually a debate for the longer term.
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