NEW DELHI: Ranchi’s favourite son MS Dhoni may no longer play Test cricket, but he made his presence felt at the JSCA International Stadium in Ranchi on Tuesday. The former India captain was in the Indian dressing room on the fourth day of the India-South Africa Test.
Dhoni was seen talking to and encouraging another Jharkhand cricketer,
Shahbaz Nadeem, who made his debut in the third India-South Africa Test and took four wickets.
With India completing the formality of wrapping up the South African second innings in the first 10 minutes of the day's play on Tuesday, Dhoni’s presence made the victory even sweeter for the team and fans.
India on the fourth day of the third Test wrapped up the match in just twelve deliveries, with Nadeem claiming the wickets of Theunis de Bruyn and Lungi Ngidi off consecutive deliveries.
India Head coach
Ravi Shastri also tweeted a photo with Dhoni, with the caption: 'Great to see a true Indian legend in his den after a fantastic series win.'
Dhoni, who retired from Test cricket in 2014 has been on sabbatical after India's semi-final exit in the ICC ODI World Cup earlier this year.
With the gigantic victory margin of an innings and 202 runs, India also claimed their biggest ever win against the Proteas.
India won the series 3-0 and also consolidated their position at the top of the
ICC World Test Championship
points table. India now have a total of 240 WTC points with two consecutive series victories.