MS Dhoni bowls over budding Kashmiri cricketers with his inspirational speech. It is bound to give you GOOSEBUMPS --WATCH

Along with Dhoni, Kapil Dev and Sachin Tendulkar are two other Indian cricketers who have been conferred with honorary ranks in the armed forces

Ankit Banerjee
Nov 25, 2017

MS Dhoni, India’s celebrated captain is not a part of the Indian Test setup and is hence enjoying his rest. This is very important as India get ready for a long road away from home as they travel offshores. MS Dhoni is spending his time wisely though, interacting with budding cricketers of Kashmir. To top it, he is inspiring them not with his glovework or bat but instead with his words. The Ranchi cricketer, who holds an honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Army, was seen giving a motivational speech.

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It must have been a very humbling experience for the cricketers from a part of the country, which is not known to produce cricketers of high reckoning.

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This is what Chinar Corps tweeted after he had spoken with the tomorrow of Kashmir cricket,”#Fitness first…..followed by skill says Lt Col (Hony) #Dhoni to budding cricketers of #Uri. Also gives valuable tips to youngsters. @msdhoni @adgpi @NorthernComd_I,” tweeted Srinagar- based Chinar Corps of the Army.

#Fitness first_..followed by skill says Lt Col (Hony) #Dhoni to budding cricketers of #Uri. Also gives valuable tips to youngsters. @msdhoni @adgpi @NorthernComd_IA pic.twitter.com/ZIMirhQJ9U

— ChinarCorps.IA (@Chinarcorps_IA) November 25, 2017

From the video, it is evident that the youngsters are in awe of the person who is speaking to them, MS Dhoni also goes on to reveal an incident that made him realise how he learnt running. He said, “I have played badminton, hockey as well as football. I have benefited from it because it increased my fitness. We used to play in a huge ground where seniors also used to play and until the time they finished, we used to run, which increased our fitness,” the wicket-keeper batsman told them.

Lt Col (Hony) Mahendra Singh #Dhoni interacting with budding cricketers of #Uri town; a life time opportunity for them to recieve tips from the #cricketing great.@adgpi @NorthernComd_IA @msdhoni pic.twitter.com/0nyd6x6LIv

— ChinarCorps.IA (@Chinarcorps_IA) November 24, 2017

The legend also rolled his arms over, which was the icing on the cake.

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1983 World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev is an honorary Lt Col in the Territorial Army, while batting maestro Tendulkar is an honorary Group Captain in the Indian Air Force.