MS Dhoni plays Volleyball with his Army Battalion; watch

Mumbai: MS Dhoni, who is currently serving with his unit in Jammu and Kashmir was seen playing volleyball with members of his battalion in a video uploaded on social media. Earlier, a picture of MS Dhoni signing a cricket bat whilst in army attire was making rounds on the social media.

Dhoni is now serving as the Lieutenant Colonel (Honorary) in the Parachute Regiment of the Territorial Army. He has taken a two-month leave from cricket to serve his unit and will be with the unit in the Kashmir Valley until August 15 as a part of Victor Force. He will take on the duties of patrolling, guard and post. After completing five parachute training jumps, Dhoni qualified as a paratrooper, back in 2015.

Although there were speculations regarding Dhoni’s retirement after India were knocked out of the World Cup by New Zealand in the semi-final, MSK Prasad, the Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI)’s chairman of selectors, stated that Dhoni won’t be retiring just yet.

As a replacement to Dhoni, Rishabh Pant has been included in the squad for the West Indies tour as the first-choice keeper.