MS Dhoni, Leander Paes and Arjun Kapoor play charity football match

Former Indian Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was seen playing football with Tennis legend Leander Paes in a charity match on Monday in Mumbai. Dhoni has been on a break after India suffered a defeat against New Zealand in ICC Cricket World Cup this year. former skipper engd in a football match organized by Rhiti Sports, firm which mans both, MS Dhoni and Leander Paes. 

MS Dhoni plays a charity football match

charity match also featured some Bollywood celebrities who were seen wearing practice jerseys with “Playing for Humanity" written on m. Bollywood actors Arjun Kapoor, Samir Kochhar and choreographer Caesar Gonsalves were celebrities seen alongside Dhoni and Paes. Dhoni's love for football is clearly observed as he is seen promoting sport in country and also co-owns Chennaiyin FC of Indian Super League along with Bollywood star Abhishek Bachchan and Vita Dani. Chennaiyin FC have won ISL title twice in 2015 and 2017 respectively. 

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Dhoni also played a similar football charity match alongside Bollywood star Ishan Khatter and Nick Jonas in October last year. On his break from cricket, MS has kept himself busy as he was also seen playing football on Sunday along with Arjun Kapoor. Recently, he was also seen playing billiards along with Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) MLA Kunal Sarangi at Jharkhand State Cricket Association

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Dhoni's break from cricket

After World Cup, MS had backed out from West Indies tour as he had expressed his desire to be a part of a two-week stint with 106th battalion of Territorial Army, where he is an horary lieutenant colonel, which had commenced from July 31 and ended on August 15. It is reported that he is on a break from cricket till December and will be available for selection for Windies' tour of India.

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