April 01, 2026 06:55 pm (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
Bengal SIR progress: 47 lakh of 60 lakh adjudicated cases disposed of, Supreme Court informed | Amit Shah to join Suvendu Adhikari on Bhabanipur nomination day; BJP plans mega roadshow | Fuel prices rise: Premium petrol, diesel hiked amid oil price surge | Commercial LPG up Rs 195.50 as global oil prices rise; domestic rates unchanged | Layoff alert: Oracle cuts 30,000 jobs globally, 12,000 hit in India | ‘Unsubstantial allegations’: Calcutta HC dismisses plea on ECI’s officer transfers in Bengal | Tennis icon Leander Paes joins BJP ahead of Bengal polls | 8 killed, several injured in crowd crush at Bihar temple in Nalanda | Trump signals exit from Iran war even as Strait of Hormuz remains shut: Report | Mystery death in Pakistan: JeM chief Masood Azhar’s brother found dead
IPL
Image Credit: Screenshot grab from Twitter video

Picture of Arijit Singh touching MS Dhoni in IPL opening ceremony goes viral

| @indiablooms | Apr 01, 2023, at 04:53 pm

Ahmedabad/IBNS: India's cricket icon Mahendra Singh Dhoni's Chennai Super Kings (CSK) locked horns with the defending champions Gujarat Titans (GT) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 opener at the Narendra Modi Stadium here on Friday.

The opening ceremony was graced by singer Arijit Singh, popular actors Rashmika Mandanna and Tamannaah Bhatia.

But a special moment occurred when Dhoni walked up the stage to meet all who were present.

When Dhoni met Arijit on the stage, the latter went down to touch the CSK skipper's feet.

The picture of the moment undoubtedly went viral all over on the internet.

Dhoni was also seen enjoying Arijit's songs which he performed in the ceremony.

Meanwhile on the field, Dhoni's CSK were defeated by GT, who were led by star allrounder Hardik Pandya.

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.