Doting Father MS Dhoni Reveals Daughter Ziva Changed Him as Person

All the eyes were on Chennai Super Kings this year, as they made their much-awaited return to the Indian Premier League. And every person who followed them will admit that Ziva, daughter of MS Dhoni, was ever-present in the stands whenever the Chennai-based outfit took to field.

And her presence helped the fans saw an entirely different facet of MS Dhoni’s personality. The legendary skipper, known for his calm and composed demeanour and rarely shows emotions behaved like a kid whenever he was around his daughter.

Who can forget the moment when Ziva made him sip a soft drink after he led the Super Kings to the title? While other players were busy posing with the glittering IPL trophy, the veteran batsman was seen enjoying his time with his daughter in the background.

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In a recent interview, Dhoni opened up on how his daughter changed him as a person.

“I don’t know whether it has changed me as a cricketer. As a person yes of course because daughters are very close to their fathers,” Dhoni said during a show for Star Sports. “In my case, the problem is when she (Ziva) was born I was not there (three years ago).  Most of the time I was playing cricket, so everything bad somehow is thrown at me (to deal with),” Dhoni added.

Dhoni further said he thoroughly enjoyed his time with his daughter during the IPL.

“I had a wonderful time with her (Ziva). She was there for the whole of IPL and one of her biggest requests used to be I have to go to the ground, that is lawn for her. And also there are a lot of kids in the team,” he said.

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“I would get up by 1:30, 2:30 or 3 in the afternoon. Ziva is up by the time, she gets up by 8.30 or 9, have her breakfast, engage with everyone, start playing. I feel it just relaxes us a bit more when the kids are playing with each other,” he further added.