VIDEO | MS Dhoni takes Indian flag off the fan’s hand after an invader runs to touch his feet during game

Dhoni has been conferred with an honorary Territorial Army rank in the Indian army’s elite Para Regiment and as many close to Dhoni say, he slept with his army uniform on the day he received the honour from the President of the country. He still wears the camouflage gloves and his parade before receiving the Padma Bhushan is one of the most hair-raising moments he has given to the country. So, you would naturally expect him to give the first respect to the flag before anything else and he did.

During the New Zealand innings, a fan, with the national tri-colour, suddenly ran towards the wicket-keeping area to touch MS Dhoni’s feet. Dhoni, who had seen these moments so many times in his life to be bothered about, didn’t lose the calm, but he didn’t waste a single second to take the flag off the fan’s hand as it was touching his feet. 

He certainly could have been carried away and asked the security guys to get hold of the fan immediately, but he did what he actually had to first, giving the due respect to the national tri-colour. That gesture touched the heart of commentator Deep Dasgupta, who was on the air when the host broadcaster showed the footage when Dhoni was in the middle.