Just minutes after former India captain MS Dhoni announced his retirement from the international cricket, his teammate and friend Suresh Raina too followed him, hanging up his boots, with a sweet note for his “mentor” Mahi, as Dhoni is fondly referred to as, “I choose to join you in this journey.”
Earlier, this month on the occasion of Friendship Day, Raina in response to a tweet by Indian Premier League franchise Chennai Super Kings, had said that Dhoni was not only a ‘guiding force’ but his ‘mentor’ too.
Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on August 2 shared a video featuring both Raina and Dhoni and captioned it as “F.R.7.3.N.D.S – together in the pursuit of perfect10n, for a perfect den. #WhistlePodu #Yellove #FriendshipDay.”
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Replying to the franchise’s tweet, Raina wrote, “Thank you for creating such beautiful memories of us @ChennaiIPL. @msdhoni bhai is not just a friend, he is been my guiding force, my mentor and always been there in the hardest times. Thank you Mahi Bhai. Happy #FriendshipDay! See you soon!”
The two players share a great bond on and off the field. Both Dhoni and his Chennai Super Kings teammate Raina arrived in Chennai on Friday for a short training camp ahead of the IPL in UAE.
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The 33-year-old swashbuckling southpaw, like Dhoni, has been out of international cricket action for quite a while and he last played in 2018.
