Indian Former Captain MS Dhoni gave some pep talk in Jammu & Kashmir regarding their rise in the field of sports and backed the players to represent India in future.
Former Indian captain MS Dhoni recently visited the state of Jammu and Kashmir in the northern part of country. He saw the cricket action in the Chinar Cricket Premier League in a remote village near the capital city of Srinagar.
Dhoni was surprised to see the popularity of the sport and his fan following in the state. Dhoni has hit time off from the field as team India is playing Sri Lanka in the Test series at the moment. With the interaction that he had with the young children and the fans, MS Dhoni had words of wisdom for all.
Apart from sports, Dhoni also asked the young fans to focus on education and also co-operate with the Indian army to take the state ahead for a big development in the future. Dhoni was surprised with his immense popularity in a remote village, 35 kms from Srinagar, where large crowd gathered to catch his glimpse.
He also feels that the children in the state should focus on the education. Commenting on the sports, he feels that the state has the capability to produce great players. A good platform is what they need, and more importantly, the willingness to word hard for it is the key.
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“As far as sports is concerned, it is important to have a platform, but after that the players have to work really hard. Our country is huge and many people play cricket. The aim should be to represent the country for which you have to consistently perform at first class level. Even if there are not such facilities here, but when we were playing it was not that we had many facilities,” quoted MS Dhoni.
“There will be players [to represent India] from here in future. There are players here who will play many matches. In IPL, the combination is also seen in a way which team needs what type of combination and accordingly the team is formed. What is important is players give more than 100 per cent and perform well.”
On future development of J&K:
“Army is trying its best to do what it can, trying to guide and create infrastructure to the extent it can. For that it is important to support each other. If there is good infrastructure, youth will associate with it and when there is educational infrastructure, then Kashmir’s development will take place. Industries should be set up here so that there is creation of jobs. The focus should not only be on apple farming and tourism but other sectors as well.”
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Dhoni advised the players from the state to put in their 100 per cent whenever they play
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Dhoni also asked the young fans to focus on education
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Dhoni was surprised with his immense popularity in a remote village, 35 kms from Srinagar
On his experience with fans in J&K:
“I would like to thank the cricket fans here and I appreciate the love they showered on me. I have come here after a long time. While I was watching the match, it reminded me of those old days when we used to play on a mat and the same atmosphere prevailed on the ground. It felt good to see the enthusiasm among the players here. I wish to return here with my family as it is a very beautiful place.”
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