“There is no cheapness…” - BCCI vice president reveals why MS Dhoni is not active on social media

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) vice president Rajeev Shukla has opened up about why former Indian captain MS Dhoni doesn’t spend a lot of time on social media. He stated that Dhoni doesn’t carry a mobile phone with him as it’s part of his nature.

While most of the current generation’s cricketers are active across social platforms, MS Dhoni rarely posts branded content or about his family on Instagram while he is inactive on X. Notably, Dhoni enjoys a massive fan following of 49.2 million on Instagram and 8.6 million on X (formerly Twitter).

“It’s his nature. He doesn’t even keep a mobile phone. Even the BCCI selectors used to struggle with how to approach him that you have been selected for this team or that you have to go. He never keeps his mobile phone with him. It’s his nature. I have seen, that he’s a bit of a principled person and has a commitment to take all things seriously. There is no cheapness or frivolity in him,” Rajeev Shukla told YouTuber BeerBiceps in an exclusive chat.

Will MS Dhoni enter politics?

While MS Dhoni was termed one of the smartest captains in the game of cricket, having won all ICC trophies during his tenure as Indian captain, Shukla feels the former skipper can easily win a seat in politics. 

“I feel Dhoni can become a politician. It is up to him if he will become a politician or not. Sourav, I always felt he would enter Bengal politics. Dhoni can also be good in politics. He will win easily, he is popular. I don’t know if he will enter politics, it is purely in his hands. I asked him once that I heard that he was going to contest for Lok Sabha seat, he said ‘No, no, no’."

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