MS Dhoni
relinquished Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captaincy, but he is still in news for his
mind-boggling finishing skill in IPL 2022. In CSK’s last game against Mumbai Indians, Dhoni
collected 16 runs off Jaydev Unadkat’s bowling in the final over of the match
to lead the Yellow Brigade to a three-wicket win on April 21. Dhoni hit a six,
four, two and four in the last four balls to win the game.

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Now the
40-year-old cricketer has again come into the limelight for buying 2,000
‘Kadaknath’ chicks for his farm at Ranchi, Jharkhand. A cooperative based in
Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh has sent a batch of the famous protein-rich chicken
breed after Dhoni placed an order, reported PTI.

The black
Kadaknath chicken meat from the Jhabua district of MP got the Geographical
Indication (GI) tag in 2018 after a legal battle with Chhattisgarh. The tag
denotes that the product comes from a particular geographical area, and often
enhances its commercial value.

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This chicken,
its eggs and meat are sold at a higher rate than the other breeds. The chicken
and the meat both look black.

Somesh Mishra,
Collector of Jhabua, said that the ‘Kadaknath’ chicks ordered by Dhoni from a
local cooperative were on Friday sent in a vehicle to Ranchi, the cricketer’s
home town.

“It is a welcome
step that a popular personality like Dhoni has shown interest in the Kadaknath
chicken variety. Anyone can order these hatchlings through the online mode,
which will benefit tribal people (breeding this chicken) in the district,”
Mishra said.

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Jhabua’s Krishi
Vigyan Kendra chief Dr I S Tomar said Dhoni had placed the order sometime back,
but the chicks could not be supplied at that time due to the outbreak of bird
flu.

Dhoni had placed
the order with Vinod Meda, who runs the cooperative organisation associated
with the production of Kadaknath in Rundipada village of Jhabua.

All 2,000
Kadaknath chicks sent to Ranchi are vaccinated, Meda told PTI, adding that
Dhoni’s manager had told him to ensure the delivery as a facility for rearing
chicks has been developed at the cricketer’s farmhouse.

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Meda said he
will also present a traditional bow and arrow to Dhoni as a symbol of Jhabua’s
tribal culture.

The MP
government had launched a Kadaknath app in 2018 so that people can order the
chicks through the online mode, he added.