Patriotism Is In His Blood, Says MS Dhoni's Manager As He Reveals India Star Won't Do Brand Endorsements During Pandemic

Former India captain MS Dhoni has maintained a very low profile ever since returning home after the IPL was suspended in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. While the likes of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya and others have been busy on social media, the veteran cricketer has maintained a good distance from the virtual world.

But while he has been staying away from the spotlight during the pandemic, it has not stopped him from taking a big decision. The legendary wicketkeeper-batsman has decided not to do any commercial endorsements amid the COVID-19 pandemic and is instead busy with organic farming, gearing up to launch his own brand of environment-friendly fertilisers soon.

His manager and childhood friend Mihir Diwakar, while speaking to PTI, gave a peek into the World Cup-winning captain’s reclusive life at his home in Ranchi.

“Patriotism is in his blood, be it serving for the country (in defence) or (farming) the land, he’s very passionate about it. He has about 40-50 acres of farmland and he is busy growing organic crops like papaya, banana there,” Diwakar said.

“He has stopped brand endorsements and has said that till life comes to normal, he won’t do any commercial activity,” Diwakar, who runs the MS Dhoni Cricket Academy under the name of Aarka Sports, added.

MS Dhoni was recently seen driving a tractor during the lockdown. Diwakar said they are soon going to launch their organic fertiliser under their company’s name Neo Global. He said the fertiliser is being tested at Dhoni’s farm. The veteran cricketer recently spoke about the harmful impact of pesticides in a video to promote organic farming.

“We have a team of experts and scientists and they have developed the fertiliser and it should be launched within two-three months,” Diwakar said.

MS Dhoni last played a competitive game in July last year during the World Cup semifinal and took a sabbatical after that. His sabbatical would have ended in this year’s IPL but the tournament has been suspended indefinitely due to the pandemic.

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