Icon. Achiever. Legendary captain. Evergreen cricketer. Inspiration. Mahi. Thala. One name, many adjectives for Mahendra Singh Dhoni. It turns out, you can neither take Dhoni out of the game ever nor can you can take the game away from the man. MS Dhoni has become a cult not since now; but since many previous years, even before he was to call time on a famous cricketing journey that saw him compile nearly 17,000 international runs for India along with winning an ICC champions trophy, a World Cup title each in the 50 and T20 edition the famous world cricketing event.
But years after retiring as a top cricketing ace in an India jersey, MS Dhoni continues to build and develop his emotional and fan equity with there being no constraints or curbs on the huge fanfare he enjoys over social media.
Bland praise or context driven claim?
The latter, you’d reckon. But how does one arrive at that?
Simple. Look or go no further than the number of followers that he currently enjoys over the social media space.
Turns out, that where it stands at present, then Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who already has a famous biopic in his name in the firmament of Hindi cinema, has reached new levels of fame.
With there being 50 million followers, Dhoni has surpassed several legends whether you speak of the entertainment industry or the cricketing world.
50 million. Think. Pause. Applaud. Let that massive number sink in.
And what’s more? This number is growing further; it is here to grow further given the very fact that that enigmatic cricketer is still active in the Indian Premier League circuit having earlier made the decision to further his cricketing career in the IPL with his beloved Chennai Super Kings.
The cult of Dhoni, therefore, is there to stay. And why not? Who doesn’t like an honest and much loved cricketer who entertains and inspires in equal measure?
