Preparations for the upcoming season of IPL are going on in full swing and the countdown for the 17th season of the tournament has started. In the upcoming season, all 10 teams would like to increase their title count by performing brilliantly, while some teams will try to win the tournament for the first time.

Taking this trend forward, former Indian cricket team captain MS Dhoni has also started implementing his preparations. It is noteworthy that under the captaincy of Dhoni, Chennai Super Kings won the IPL title for a record fifth time by defeating Gujarat Titans in the final of IPL 2023.

Along with this, Chennai had also equaled the five-time champion Mumbai Indians in terms of winning the IPL title the most number of times. On the other hand, recently before the start of IPL 2024, a video of Dhoni went viral in which he was seen playing in practice with a sticker of his old friend’s shop on his bat.

It is noteworthy that his childhood friend Paramjit Singh has played an important role in Dhoni’s cricket journey. Dhoni also got his first sponsorship for his cricket bat by Paramjit Singh. The friendship between Dhoni and his friend has been shown brilliantly in the Bollywood film ‘MS Dhoni: The Untold Story’.

On the other hand, now former Australian cricket team veteran and wicketkeeper batsman Adam Gilchrist has given a big reaction to Dhoni’s gesture towards his friend. While Dhoni’s cricket fans are constantly praising this gesture, Gilchrist has taken it in a very simple manner. Gilchrist has termed Dhoni’s friend’s shop named Prime Sports as just a ‘local store’.

See how Adam Gilchrist reacted

Mark: MS Dhoni is Back!
Hussey: Dhoni is Back, Might be hitting in nets!

Gilly mentions Dhoni is using his Friend’s Shop Sticker in his bat. pic.twitter.com/IYASS9iWLG

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