Mahendra Singh Dhoni is idolised by millions the world over. Not just his success on the field but his demeanour off it, along with his small-town vibe, strike a cord with one and all.

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Even though he doesn't belong to Mumbai or has never represented the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League, the loudest cheer is reserved for him whenever he comes over to play in the Maximum City. That's just one example of the unparalleled fan-following Mahi enjoys.

Naturally then, when Dhoni is in his home town Ranchi, the hysteria is at another level. And a glimpse of that was on display when a young girl got into a scuffle with the security, as the former India captain landed at Ranchi’s Birsa Munda Airport on Tuesday.

As the girl was waiting with many others, Dhoni quickly got into his car to leave for his home. Just then, the girl got away and went and stood right in front of her idol's car, wanting to click a selfie with him. The security present there was prompt and pulled the girl away, however, as they did that, the girl's bag fell off and got run over by Dhoni's SUV as he was driving away.

The gentleman that he is, Mahi quickly realised what had happened and immediately stopped his car and asked if the young girl was all right.

Here are pictures from that incident:

(Photo credit: PTI)

(Photo credit: PTI)

This incident comes close on the heels of another similar one that had occurred recently when Dhoni was in Mumbai. With a three-match ODI series against England coming up, the India A team was playing a practice game against the visitors at the Brabourne Stadium. Dhoni had just announced that he was not going to lead the Men in Blue anymore and the fans' emotions were running high.

As Mahi was batting at the crease, a fan jumped over the fence at the boundary, sprinted straight to his hero, and touched his feet. Dhoni was benevolent as always and shook hands with the youth before security whisked him away.

Here are pictures from that incident:

(Photo credit: DNA, Salman Ansari)

(Photo credit: Screengrab @BCCITV)