#DhoniRetires trends: MS Dhoni’s wife Sakshi blasts ‘mentally unstable’ people
Ranchi: Former India captain MS Dhoni’s wife Sakshi lashed out at netizens for trending #DhoniRetires on Twitter on Wednesday evening (May 27). Amid the lockdown due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some cricket fans spread rumours on Dhoni’s retirement. Later, it became a Twitter war between Dhoni fans and those against the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper. Here is how Sakshi reacted to the fake news.
With India under a lockdown due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Dhoni is spending time with family in Ranchi.
Sakshi regularly updates Dhoni's fans with pictures and videos.
Sakshi took to her Twitter account to hit out at people who started trending #DhoniRetires. "Its only rumours! I understand Lockdown has made people mentally unstable ! #DhoniRetires .. Get a life ! (sic)," she tweeted. Later, she deleted the tweet.
Sakshi and Ziva attend cricket matches when Dhoni plays. Dhoni was expected to be back in action in IPL 2020 but the tournament has been suspended indefinitely due to the coronavirus.
Sakshi has shared several videos on Instagram where Dhoni is seen playing with daughter Ziva.
This is not the first time that Sakshi stepped in to quash rumours about Dhoni's retirement.
The picture in the middle, a screengrab from a video posted by Sakshi on Instagram, stunned fans. This lockdown look of Dhoni had left fans disappointed.
IPL franchise CSK stood in support of their captain. They too tweeted, quashing all the rumours over Dhoni's retirement. Dhoni has not played for India since the ICC World Cup 2019 semi-final last year. Dhoni's fans started trending #DhoniNeverTires.