Video: MS Dhoni Displays His Affection For Animals, Feeds Biscuit To Dog Amid Practice Session Ahead Of IPL 2025

Former Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni was seen feeding a biscuit to a dog amid a practice session ahead of IPL 2025. A video of the same on social media posted by the franchise themselves left the fans in awe, with two of the veteran's teammates watching from behind.

Dhoni, who is quite fond of animals, is gearing up for what will be his 18th IPL season. The Ranchi-born cricketer had stepped down as the captain of the Super Kings, a day before IPL 2024 began and handed over the reins to Ruturaj Gaikwad. Dhoni, nevertheless, is a custodian of several records in IPL history and has ushered the Super Kings to title glory a record five times, held jointly by the Mumbai Indians.

Ahead of the 2025 edition, the 43-year-old was retained as an uncapped player for ₹4 crore.

"One of the times, I walked out on the field, it was a big mistake" - MS Dhoni

When asked by Mandira Bedi during a recent interaction in a video uploaded by Mastercard whether he has lost his cool, the veteran said plenty of times. The keeper-batter recalled the incident from IPL 2019 when he walked out on the field during the game against the Rajasthan Royals to speak to the umpire. Dhoni stated:

"Lots of times, lots of times. One of the times, I walked out on the field, it was a big mistake. But other than that also there have been instances where something gets triggered because we play the sport where the stakes are very high, you are supposed to win every game and manage a lot of things. That's why I said when you are not happy about something or angry or frustrated, keep your mouth shut, try getting away from it for a little while, take deeper breaths. It's similar to handling pressure, if you can cut yourself off from the result aspect. Your emotion should never affect your decision making."