It was like an arranged marriage with CSK: MS Dhoni on Roar of The Lion

MS Dhoni recalls his time with Indian Premier League team Chennai Super Kings on the Hostar Special documentary drama titled Roar of The Lion.

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In Short

  • CSK were suspended for two years by the Supreme Court in 2015 on charges of match-fixing
  • MS Dhoni recalls the journey from the accusations of 'corruption' to the emotion of return
  • Dhoni called his association with Chennai Super Kings is like an "arranged marriage"

Hotstar's docudrama 'Roar of the Lion', in which MS Dhoni recollects his journey with Indian Premier League team Chennai Super Kings, released on Wednesday.

Kabir Khan, who is the of "Roar of the Lion", described the story as a classic tale of triumph of the human spirit.

Dhoni on the show recalls CSK's two-year suspension from the IPL and also the "emotional" return in 2018. Dhoni opened up on the allegations of match fixing that were levied against him. Firstly Dhoni feels his association with CSK is like an "arranged marriage".

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"Whatever I am today, whatever I have achieved is because of cricket. So the biggest crime that I can commit personally is not murder. It's actually match fixing because it doesn't get restricted to me. If I'm involved in such a thing, it has a bigger impact. If people think a match is fixed based on the improbability of an outcome, then people lose their faith in cricket. I don't think in my life I would deal with something that is tougher than this," Dhoni says in the documentary.

CSK players like Suresh Raina and Dwayne Bravo said none of the CSK players and who have known Dhoni personally had seen Dhoni as emotional as he was during facing the Chennai fans after Chennai Super Kings' return from IPL. Dhoni was seen chocking up as he stood on stage.

"Kabhi na kabhi to banda toot ta hi hai..." Suresh Raina says. While Dwayne Bravo says, "We had never seen MSD like that before, this emotional."

In the course of the show, Dhoni also lets the audience into the team secrets as well as the team building process. He reveals that the team, which many mocked as 'Dad's Army', forced the CSK skipper to question what they had gambled too much on experience - with Dhoni (36), Harbhajan Singh (37), Bravo (34), Raina (31), Shane Watson (34) being members.

the Chennai-based franchise played only one home match last season as the games were shifted out of South Indian city due to the volatile situation over the setting up for Cauvery Management Board.

CSK marked their return to the league with their third IPL title. The fans of the Chennai-based franchise gave the team a rousing welcome.

Chennai Super Kings will begin their title defence and journey for a record fourth IPL trophy, against Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Chepauk on March 23 in the tournament opener.