Watch: MS Dhoni & Hardik Pandya's Hilarious Avatar In New Television Commercial

MS Dhoni and Hardik Pandya were recently seen spending a lot of time together away from international cricket. While MS Dhoni was not a part of the T20I series in Australia and has already retired from Tests, Hardik Pandya was nursing a back injury he sustained in the Asia Cup. The India teammates were spotted together, quite a few times, celebrating various occasions.

And during that very period, they worked together for a television commercial and the result is absolutely hilarious. In the advertisement, the duo have played the role of villagers, who are watching a cricket match sitting on a tree.  MS Dhoni is seen playing the character of Bittu bhaiya and speaking in bhojpuri with Hardik. The allrounder, hailing from Gujarat, was equally impressive and did a commendable job.

Here is a clip of the advertisement:

Meanwhile, Hardik Pandya was included in the Test team for the last two Tests against Australia.  He had impressed on his comeback in the Ranji Trophy and the Indian team-management did not take long to recall him.

MS Dhoni, on the other hand, has been recalled to the T20I squad. He was surprisingly dropped from the squad for the series against Windies and Australia.  Both the players have also been included in the ODI squad for the series against New Zealand and Australia.

Here is the schedule of ODI series in Australia:

ODI series:

1st ODI – January 12, SCG
2nd ODI – January 15, Adelaide Oval
3rd ODI – January 18, MCG

The Men in Blue will follow the tour of Australia by visiting their trans-Tasman rivals New Zealand for a limited-overs series. The series consists of 5 ODIs and three T20Is.

India’s tour of New Zealand schedule:

ODI Series:

1st ODI – January 23, Napier
2nd ODI – January 26, Mount Maunganui
3rd ODI – January 28, Mount Maunganui
4th ODI – January 31, Hamilton
5th ODI – February 3, Wellington

T20I Series:

1st T20 – February 6, Wellington
2nd T20 – February 8, Auckland
3rd T20 – February 10, Hamilton

The New Zealand tour will end India’s long stay in the southern hemisphere. Virat Kohli & Co. will then return home to take on Australia and Zimbabwe.   The schedule for the Zimbabwe series is not