MS Dhoni on his No. 7 : "Lot of people initially thought that 7 is a lucky number for me'

MS Dhoni and number 7 go inseparable. The magical Captain and player has been wearing the famous No. 7 shirt since his worldwide introduction in 2007 and the number has in the end become inseparable from him. Dhoni might have left the international stage, however the previous Indian captain stays to be a significant piece of the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) set-up.

Generally respected among the best skippers to have propped the game, Dhoni drilled down into the meaning of the No. 7 shirt yet precluded any eccentric viewpoint to it. There were calls to resign the shirt digits as a sign of regard to Dhoni's commitment to Indian cricket. Furthermore, the 40-year-old Dhoni shared the "straightforward" purpose for choosing the number, saying his date of birth is significant of the digit.

"A many individuals at first idea that 7 is a fortunate number for myself what not. Yet, I picked the number for an exceptionally straightforward explanation. I was brought into the world on the seventh of July. So it's the seventh day of the seventh month, that was the explanation," Dhoni told fans during a virtual association held by India Cements.

"Instead of getting to every one of the various things with regards to what number is a decent number and all, I figured I will involve my date of birth as the number. Then, at that point, at whatever point individuals continued asking me, I continued to add to the response. 81 was the year, 8-1 is again 7, 7 is an exceptionally impartial number. Individuals really continued telling me, I began retaining it and I began telling it to others similarly," he further said.

"A many individuals said 7 is an inseparable number and regardless of whether it work for you, it doesn't exactly conflict with you. That additionally I added to my response. I'm not exceptionally offbeat about it, but rather one number is near my heart and I have kept it over the course of the years with me," he added.

Dhoni was a part of the CSK training in Surat where players sharpened their abilities for the forthcoming season at the Lalabhai Contractor Stadium. The four-time champions will start their title protection against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in a rehash of last year's last in the initial apparatus of IPL 2022 at the Wankhede Stadium on March 26.

Chennai feature Group B and will take on their kindred gathering individuals Sunrisers Hyderabad, Punjab Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore, and Gujarat Giants twice each. They will likewise play their Group A partners Mumbai Indians two times separated from confronting the leftover groups from the gathering once.

In front of the closeouts, CSK had held Dhoni all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Englishman Moeen Ali. They figured out how to repurchase numerous old countenances including Dwayne Bravo, Ambati Rayudu, Robin Uthappa, Mitchell Santner and pacer Deepak Chahar at the sale.