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Top 10 Companies where Captain Cool MS Dhoni has invested

India’s former captain, MS Dhoni apart from being a world-class cricketer has also a lot of interest in investments. He has made some really smart investments in different domains of companies. In this article, let’s find out about his investments.

1. Dhoni Garuda Aerospace

Credits- Indian Television

MS Dhoni’s love for organic farming is known to the world through social media. Dhoni has invested an undisclosed sum in Chennai-based Garuda Aerospace which is India’s leading drone-as-a-service (DaaS) provider.

2. Sportswear & Footwear Brand Seven

Credits- SB Sportz Business

MS Dhoni started his lifestyle brand Seven, the name inspired by his jersey number. He is a majority stakeholder in this wear brand. Apart from being the brand ambassador for the company, Dhoni owns the footwear business of the brand.

3. Football Team: Chennaiyin FC

Credits- Indian Super League

Dhoni now owns a substantial stake in the football team in Indian Super League, Chennaiyin FC.

4. Gym Business: SportsFit World

Credits- Drcricket7.com

Dhoni’s love for fitness is known by the world. He converted his passion into a business and owns a chain of over 200 gyms across the country under the name of his company, SportsFit World Pvt. Ltd.

5. Mahi Residency – Hotel

Credits- Trip.com

Not many know about this, but Mahi owns a hotel in Ranchi Jharkhand, named Mahi Residency. This hotel doesn’t have a franchise yet.

6. 7InkBrews

Credits- Adgully.com

The former Indian skipper is a shareholder in a Food and Beverages start-up, 7InkBrews. The company has a wide range of products starting from artisanal chocolates, and beverages earlier under the brand name Copter7. The name is an amalgamation of his very popular helicopter shot and his jersey number.

7. Khatabook

Credits- Marketing Mind

In 2021, MS Dhoni invested in a Bangalore-based startup Khatabook and is also the brand ambassador of this app. khatabook helps small businesses in India to manage their own accounts digitally. The best feature of the app is its reminder notification to the users via Whatsapp and SMS for collecting money and clearing dues.

8. Cars24

Credits- CARS24

MS became a part of the e-commerce platform for pre-owned cars in 2019 by investing an undisclosed sum in its Series D round. Later, he also became its brand ambassador.

9. HomeLane

Credits- MediaNews4U

Dhoni is an equity partner and brand ambassador of the home interior company HomeLane since last August. The agreement was signed for three years, however, no other details were disclosed. This business was founded in 2014 and its USP is delivering home interiors in just 45 days. How cool is that?

10. Ranchi Rays

Credits- CricTracker.com

The Ranchi-based hockey team is also owned by Dhoni. Previously, it was owned by the Patel-Uniexcel Group. Ranchi Rays replaced Ranchi Rhinos in 2014.

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June 7, 2022
MS Dhoni is all set to produce a Kollywood film

MS Dhoni is all set to produce a Kollywood film. The former Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni is now fully set to start his new journey as a producer. After finding great success on 22 yards fields, Dhoni is now trying his luck on the big screen. Dhoni is going to produce a Kollywood film, starring Nayanthara.

MS Dhoni to produce a Kollywood film

According to the report of Economics Times, MS Dhoni has decided to produce a Tamil film and his film is now currently in process of forming and finalizing his team for the mega project. Dhoni has signed actress Nayanthara to play the lead role in the film. The official announcement of the film is expected to be made by him after the end of IPL 2022.

As we all know that MS Dhoni is connected with cinema from beforehand only as his biopic titled “M.S.Dhoni: The Untold Story” has become very hit at the box office was released in the year 2016. The film stars Late actor Sushant Singh Rajput and Kiara Advani in the lead role, the movie showed his whole journey and how he won the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup as a skipper.

The casting of the actress Nayanthara by Dhoni in the film is expected to create a massive hype in the audience, as she is very much popular in the southern parts of India. She has a packed-up schedule, she has a lineup of a total of 5 films in a queue in the next year or so. The films which she is going to release are O2, Gold (directed by Sumangali Unnikrishnan), Godfather, Connect, and an untitled film, which will mark her debut in Bollywood. She is acting opposite Shah Rukh Khan in that movie which is being directed by Atlee.

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May 12, 2022
IPL 2022: MS Dhoni takes up captaincy of CSK after 8 disappointing games

MS Dhoni has taken back the captaincy of Chennai Super Kings from Ravindra Jadeja. The all-rounder decided to relinquish his role in charge of the team after struggling to perform, and Dhoni obliged by taking charge of the franchise for the greater good.

The decision to make Jadeja captain of the team was announced only 24 hours before CSK’s first game of the season. This was out of fear that sponsors would pull out due to the brand value of having Dhoni as captain. And now, his brief spell in charge has been cut short following an official statement from the team.

MS Dhoni returns to CSK captaincy

Graeme Swann :

"It's a move that all CSK fans probably want and expect but didn't dare dream would happen. But now we are going to see the best of MSD leading with those gloves on"@MSDhoni #MSDhoni #WhistlePodu
— MSDian™ (@ItzThanesh) May 1, 2022

“Look, nothing happens in CSK without MSD’s approval. He is the first, second, third, and last word when it comes to cricketing matters. Doesn’t matter who captains the side. If CSK would have announced Dhoni’s decision to step down two months before IPL, it would have affected the potential team sponsors’ morale.

“Once the sponsors were all locked in, it’s safer to make an announcement,” a BCCI source was quoted as saying by the news agency PTI.

CSK have stated that stepping down from captaining the club will allow Jadeja to focus more on his individual game. So far, he has taken five wickets and scored 112 runs. Dhoni was seen making key decisions in games despite Jadeja being named captain. This resulted in him looking uncomfortable at times.

Even if MS Dhoni’s return to captaincy can help the team win the rest of their games, it is unlikely that they will be making it to the playoffs this year.

May 1, 2022
Captain Cool MS Dhoni launches graphic novel named Atharva, reveals its first look video in an angry avatar

On Wednesday the former Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has revealed its first look of his upcoming graphic novel named Atharva: The Origin. The fans were very much excited after seeing MS Dhoni in a new angry avatar. The video was released on the Facebook page of MS Dhoni by himself and that shows us the new look of him that no one has ever seen before.

https://twitter.com/AtharvaOrigin/status/1488837614035955715

While sharing the video, MS Dhoni, the 41-year old has written that “Happy to announce my new Avatar…..Atharva. #GraphicNovel #AtharvaTheOrigin”. The video is of one minute long. It features Dhoni in an animated avatar dressed up in the look of a warrior with long blonde hair. He has a weapon in his hand and is seen slaying the demons around him. As we have seen this man who has played for nearly two decades in the cricket field, this new avatar of him on a battlefield has created a lot of excitement among all of his fans.

Acknowledging to be a new graphic novel named Atharva: The Origin, it is an adaptation of debutant author named Ramesh Thamilmani’s unpublished book of the same name. It is an upcoming series that is being backed by Dhoni Entertainment, a company that was founded by MS Dhoni himself and his wife Sakshi in the year 2019.

In the last week, Dhoni was in Chennai to prepare for the upcoming IPL mega auction which was scheduled to take place on 12th and 13th February in Bengaluru. But now the CSK captain is back in his hometown Ranchi. Earlier yesterday, he was seen enjoying a couple of sets of tennis.

Here we present the first look full video of Atharva:-

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February 3, 2022
IPL 2022: Dhoni to remain the captain of CSK for the 15th edition of IPL

MS Dhoni had earlier hinted that IPL 2022 could be his last season and the franchise isn’t really sure about his future. A lot of assumptions were doing around that MS will pass on the captaincy responsibility to Ravindra Jadeja but as per CSK officials, no transformation will take this season.

During the 2021 title celebration, he expressed his wish to play his last IPL match at the Chepauk Stadium in Chennai. However, that’s has a minimum chance to happen since due to the Covid-19 pandemic, BCCI is planning to conduct the IPL 2022 in Mumbai and Pune and thus Dhoni doesn’t desire to commit to anything this season.

MS Dhoni to stay the captain in IPL 2022

A source informed that “See, you are talking about Dhoni, who has set examples after examples. He left the top retention spot for Jadeja and has been one of the first to arrive for CSK camp every time. He is fit, led the team to another title. Why would he retire mid-season? All of those discussions will take place at the right time. Right now, his focus is on auction,”

MS Dhoni is in Chennai at present to plan for the IPL 2022 Auctions and will remain there for one night. He is going to be present in the auction that will take place in Bengaluru.

The @ChennaiIPL retention list is out! 👌

Take a look! 👇#VIVOIPLRetention pic.twitter.com/3uyOJeabb6
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) November 30, 2021

Earlier, when the franchises were picking their retained players, MS Dhoni asked the owners to pay the first slab salary to Ravindra Jadeja and thus he slipped to position number two, accepting a huge salary cut. CSK also retained Moeen Ali for Rs 8 Crore and Ruturaj Gaikwad for Rs 6 Crore. Later, the franchisee will be targeting their loyal players like Suresh Raina and Faf du Plessis. However, the franchise made no comment on this.

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January 29, 2022
IPL 2022 retention: Top 5 takeaways from IPL team retentions, Dhoni not among the highest retained players
The retained players for IPL 2021 have been finally unraveled. Popular names like MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have been retained in their respective franchises. While CSK skipper MS Dhoni made it in slab 2, a lot of players got attention with a huge amount of money.

MS Dhoni’s sacrifice for for Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2021

We all are aware that Mahindra Singh Dhoni is the oldest player of CSK. The man himself along with CSK’s management decided to give slab 1 to Ravindra Jadeja that is a pay cheque of Rs.16 crores. Dhoni has been retained for 12 crores (slab 2). Last year, Jadeja’s price was 7 crores, he’s getting paid more than twice next year. MS Dhoni has accepted the cut in his salary by 3 crores.

Legendary players not being retained by the franchises

IPL Franchises this time didn’t get swayed by emotions for retaining legendary players. They decided to invest their money in youth who can prove to be a better asset for the team and its future. Star players like Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo, Shikhar Dhawan and Faf Du Plessis have been released by their respective franchises despite of giving wonderful performances.

Faf du Plesses scored 633 runs, Dwayne Bravo has alsways been the key player of Chennai Super Kings and the wins of the team. Shikhar Dhawan has also been the lead scorer of Delhi Capitals And Chris Gayle has been a lead scorer for Punjab Kings. All the players have been ignored by their respective teams considering their age was 35+and above.

Performance is the king

IPL franchises have decided to let go their favourite legendary players and retain the young talents. Players like KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer and Rashid Khan will be in the auction. As per reports KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer are the choice for skipper. Their price can even go above Rs 20 crores.

Franchises believe that retention is unjust

Most of the franchises were very disappointed since they have now let their favourites go in another team whom they have groomed for years.

IPL 2022 allowed the existing franchises to retain a maximum of 3 Indian players and 2 overseas players.

Lotteries of uncapped players
- Yashaswi Jaiswal from Rajasthan Royals (RR)
- Abdul Samad from Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
- Umran Malik from Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
- Arshdeep Singh from Punjab Kings (PBKS)
All the four players got retained for Rs 4 crores each, getting the highest paycheck of their lives.

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December 1, 2021
IPL 2022: CSK to retain these four players ahead of the mega auction
MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings will be keeping these four players in IPL 2022. The players are MS DHONI (skipper), Ravindra Jadeja (all-rounder), Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf du Plessis.

Less than two weeks are left for announcing the players who will be kept in every franchise. MS Dhoni is a major player CSK is considering to retain. By November 30 the team must disclose their retention list and this team must continue giving a spectacular performance in the next season as well.

The retention policy
- 4 players could be retained in each team
- 3 players at maximum could be retained.
- A franchise can choose two foreigners.
- There are four slabs in retention.
- The highest value is of Rs. 16 crore, followed by Rs 12 crore, Rs 8 crore and 6 crore.
Lets look at the players CSK is most likely to retain

MS Dhoni (slab 1)– Dhoni’s value to the team and the yellow army is a lot. He is likely to be retained in the team’s highest category retention of 16 crores. Under his captaincy, CSK has won the IPL trophy four times.

Ravindra Jadeja (Slab 2): The team is likely to go for Ravindra Jadeja, who is an all-rounder. He’s also a very vital player in CSK’s team. His contribution as a batter, bowler and fielder makes him a valuable player. Most likely he is to be retained for Rs 12 crore. In 2021 his paycheck was 7 crore from the franchise.

Faf du Plessis (Slab 3, Rs 8 Cr): He’s the overseas player the franchise is likely to retain. The South African player will get 8 crores. He was the 2nd in the list of highest run-scorers in 2021. He made 633 runs in 16 matches in IPL 2021.

Ruturaj Gaikwad (Slab 4, Rs 6 crore): Ruturaj Gaikwad bagged the orange cup and made 635 runs in 16 matches for CSK in the year 2021. He has the potential to be the future captain of CSK. The opener is going to get an amount of 6 crores.

If CSK retain these four players, the management will be left with 48 crores out of 90. With 48 crores left in the purse, CSK can bid in IPL mega auction. This will happen after two IPL teams retain 3 players.

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November 18, 2021
IPL 2022: Sunrisers Hyderabad explores IPO listing, CSK will become the first sports unicorn

IPL 2022 is going to be as big as ever. Two new teams will be entering the league at a huge premium. While Chennai Super Kings (CSK) is set to become the first sports unicorn, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) is calling it a zero investment asset. The team may now explore the option of IPO listing to unlock value and increase their shareholder returns.

The value of existing franchises has skyrocketed after the addition of two new franchises.

IPL 2022: What Sunrisers Hyderabad is going to do?

Sun TV which is the parent entity of SRH in IPL, Group CFO declared that the company is not averse to spinning off its IPL franchise as a separate brand nor will it explore the IPO listing to unlock the value and maximize its potential.

SL Narayan stated “If there is a way in which value unlocking can be done for the benefit of the shareholders, we would certainly look at it at an appropriate time. At this point in time, SunRisers is a division of Sun TV Network Limited and we disclose its revenues and costs every season.”

CSK becomes the first sports unicorn

CSK won the 2021 edition, which increase its share price in the grey -market. After Sanjiv Goenka bought IPL’s Lucknow franchise with a 7,000-crore plus bid and CVC Capital bought Ahmedabad franchise for 5,635 crores, Chennai Super King’s share price further went up.

N Srinivasan, the Managing director of India Cements told “Brand CSK will outgrow Brand India Cements. If you look at the history of franchise-based leagues in the US, it will outgrow everything. Passion for cricket is so much in India. The road between countries will see franchise-based leagues getting the precedence as we go along.”

CSK is the only sports team in India whose shares are available for public investment, and the performance of this team has always been to-notch so it attracts interest.

Other team’s owners have offers that are 12-15 times more than what they invested. It clearly states, even if franchises lose the league, the owners still win commercially.

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November 14, 2021
IPL 2022 Mega Auction: Everything You Need to Know

The fourteenth edition of IPL is on its way. The league is not only popular for its impressive paychecks but is a melting pot of different cultures as well. Every year Indians remain captivated since the league is all about uncertainty. The team that had an amazing performance last year may not be able to retain it.

On the other hand, an underrated team may astonish everyone with its performance. As much as the cricket lovers wait for this league to start, they are equally exhilarated for the mega IPL auction. Here are all the details you were looking for the mega auction.

Where will the Mega Auction take place?

It will take place in India.

When and at what time will the Mega auction take place?

It will start around the first week of January starting at 15:30 IST.

Where will the Mega Action get telecasted?

IPL Mega Auction 2022 will be shown live on Star Sports Network and cricket fans can also live to stream it on the Disney+Hotstar app.

BCCI about the IPL Mega Auction

The BCCI hasn’t yet formalised the retention policy and is yet to state the salary of retained players and decide the final price for players in IPL 2022 Auctions.

MS Dhoni is against the retention policy

Dhoni disagreed with the retention policy as it may compel the franchisee to spend a lot of money. He stated that CSK shouldn’t make an exception even for him. This was revealed by the owner Srinivasan. CSK is expected to retain 3-4 players for the next season.

2 new teams to be included in IPL 2022?

BCCI has verified the inclusion of two new teams in the persisting pool of 8 teams. As per speculations, one will be Ahmedabad while the other one will be either Lucknow or Kanpur.

Corporate giants like Kolkata-based RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group, Hyderabad-based Aurobindo Pharma Ltd; the Adani group headquartered in Ahmedabad; and the Torrent Group may own an IPL franchise in 2022.

IPL 2022 Auction: What’s the first choice retention price?

It’s confirmed that no changes will be made to the salaries of retentions. The retained players will have a paycheck of INR 15 Crores, INR 11 Crores and INR 7 Crores. If two players are retained then the amount will be INR 12.5 Crores and INR 8.5 Crores for only a single player it will be INR 12.5 Crores.

Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma are the first choice retention for their respective franchise. They are also one of the highest-paid players in the Indian Premier League.

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November 3, 2021
Sourav Ganguly states that MS Dhoni wont be charging any fee for being the mentor of the Indian Team for T20 World Cup 2021

BCCI President Sourav Ganguly made a surprising revelation that former Indian Captain MS Dhoni is not charging any amount of money for being the mentor of the Indian side for the T20 World Cup. Ganguly was flattered by Dhoni’s gesture for giving his wisdom to the Indian side for free.

“Dhoni will not charge anything to mentor the Indian team,” Ganguly announced. The former Indian left handed batsman was extremely grateful that Dhoni accepted this job. The Board had roped in MSD last month during the squad release of the Indian cricket team for the ICC T20 world cup.

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Why has the Board selected MS Dhoni as the mentor of the Indian team for the T20 World Cup?

MS Dhoni is widely regarded as one of the best wicket keeper batsmen in the history of the sport. Moreover, his name also comes among the elite list of greatest captain of all time. As a result, roping him to mentor a Indian side filled with youngsters was a no brainer.

Credit to Cricfit

The former Indian captain has played 90 tests, 350 ODI’s and 98 T20I’s for India during his career. Out of which he has helped India win the prestigious T20 World Cup in 2007, 50 over World Cup in 2011 and the ICC champions trophy in 2013. Therefore one can say that his inputs will be extremely valuable for the Indian side.

In addition to all the international achievements, MSD has been highly successful as a captain for Chennai Super Kings. The Chennai captain has led the side to three IPL titles and has helped the squad qualify 9 out of 10 times in the playoffs. Known for his calm decision making, Dhoni will release the pressure of new players like Chakravarthy, R. Chahar and many others.

Therefore it will be interesting to see how this Indian team fares under the guidance of MSD as a mentor in this T20 World Cup that will take place from 17th October-14th November in UAE and Oman.

October 14, 2021