Former Team India skipper MS Dhoni on Saturday announced that he has retired from international cricket through a social media post. People across India celebrated the country's 74th Independence Day on Saturday, and to commemorate the date further, here are some recollections of Captain Cool's stint as the Lieutenant Colonel of the Indian Territorial Army.
Former Team India skipper MS Dhoni on Saturday announced that he has retired from international cricket through a social media post. People across India celebrated the country's 74th Independence Day on Saturday, and to commemorate the date further, here are some recollections of Captain Cool's stint as the Lieutenant Colonel of the Indian Territorial Army.
Cricketing legend Mahendra Singh Dhoni fulfilled his patrolling duties last year at Jammu and Kashmir to discharge his responsibilities as an honorary Lieutenant Colonel In the territorial army. The wicketkeeper-batsman is part of the Territorial Army, that draws on civilians who can do short stints to assist the military. He did a 15-day stint with the Victor Force engaged in counter-insurgency operations against militants in the valley.
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1. Indian Territorial Army battalion
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Dhoni, who opted out of the 2019 tour of the West Indies, carried out patrolling and guard duties with troops during his 15-day stint with a Territorial Army battalion in the Kashmir Valley.
2. Citizen given the military honour
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Former Army Chief Bipin Rawat had said, “When a citizen of India wants to don the military uniform then he has to also be prepared to fulfil the task for which the uniform has been assigned to him. MS Dhoni has carried out his basic training and we know that he will be able to accomplish the task.”
3. Assisting the military
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The wicketkeeper-batsman who enjoys cult status in cricket-mad India is part of the Territorial Army, a reservist force that draws on civilians who can do short stints to assist the military.
4. Training with the soldiers
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The former Men In Blue wicket-keeper also trained with the Army's special forces units. MSD reported reached Srinagar on the 30th of July and stayed with the jawans in barracks, waking up at 5 A.M. in the morning just like the rest of the unit.
5. Routine like the rest of the jawans
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Even though Dhoni had a separate allotted room for himself, the Lt Col decided not to take that and stay with the rest of the jawans in the barracks and ate, worked, and slept like the rest of them.
