“Yaar, is video ko kitna bhi dekhta hoon, dil nahi bharta hai, yaar. Koi ghamand nahi hai is aadmi ko (I feel like watching it again no matter how many times I watch this video. This person has no arrogance at all.), wrote one fan.

“…simple economy flight mein ghumna apni friend ki simple car mein ghumna badmein ipl mein aaa kar jitna ise kehte hey down to earth and his father says ‘kapal pe mat chadne dena ye sab ‘ and he blindly follow that (After travelling in economy class and moving around in a regular car that belongs to his friend, he returns to the IPL and wins the trophy. This is what “down to earth” means. As his father advised, ‘Do not let it make you arrogant’, he blindly follows it,” said another fan.

In the video, the fan can be heard telling Dhoni: “Ek gol chakkar aayega uske baad aap Ranchi ki taraf chale jaiye (You can go toward Ranchi after you reach the roundabout).” Dhoni asked him, “Kaunsa, wo second murtiwala gol chakkar? (Are you talking about the roundabout near the second statue?)”.

Fans noticed Dhoni’s local accent as he spoke to the fan. “The way he said second murti wala golchakkar?? In the most bihari/jharkhandi accent was just simply innocent,” came from another.

Mahi posed for a photograph with the fan and shook his hand before leaving for Ranchi. Now, some people are wondering why he doesn’t use Google Maps, like most of the travellers, to learn directions. Well, that’s MSD being MSD, right?

Updated: 13 Aug 2023, 10:17 AM IST