Previous India skipper MS Dhoni has been off the cricket field since India's ICC World Cup 2019 semi-final exit against New Zealand. Dhoni allegedly took a holiday to serve the Indian Army for two months and could return for the limited overs domestic series against West Indies in December.

While there have been a lot of bits of gossip doing the rounds about Captain Cool's retirement, Dhoni, on his part, is doing his best to remove the spotlight from that subject.

Dhoni was spotted playing billiards with Baharagora MLA Kunal Sarangi at the Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA) arena recently. He likewise posed for a picture with the local JSCA curator Basu Dev.

The JSCA curator has seen any semblance of Dhoni, Varun Aaron among others graduate further to represent the nation. During a meeting with Republic TV, Sarangi said he imparts a solid cling to Dev who lives in the MLA's constituency.

Other than spending time with the Indian Army, Dhoni, who gave it up from Test cricket in December 2014, was seen playing golf in the US with some of his friends.

The wicketkeeper-batsman, who holds a privileged position of Lieutenant Colonel with the Indian Army, was posted in the Kashmir valley and was given patrolling and guard duties.