Social media giant Twitter has restored the verified badge to the official account of former Indian captain MS Dhoni hours after taking away the blue tick from his account. The microblogging site offers verified badges in the form of blue tick against users' names and it was removed from Dhoni's account on August 06.
Dhoni, as of today, has a total of 8.2 million followers on Twitter but he isn’t really that active on the platforms.
The aggressive wicket-keeper batsman hung his boots from international cricket on August 15 last year and last donned the Indian jersey against New Zealand in the semi-final of World Cup 2019.
But he was back in action for the Indian Premier League leading Chennai Super Kings in the cash-rich league later that year in the UAE.
The CSK didn’t really have an impressive season in 2020 but bounced back nicely in the 2021 edition of the IPL.
They were placed second in the points table when the IPL 2021 was suspended on May 4 after there was a rise in Covid-19 cases within the franchises. The tournament will now resume on September 19 in the UAE with Mumbai Indians taking on CSK.
The right-handed batsman has led CSK to three IPL titles and is one of the most successful captains in the world. India lifted World T20 in 2007, 50-over World Cup in 2011 and Champions Trophy in 2013 under his captaincy.