Here's why Anand Mahindra shared 3-year-old video of MS Dhoni

The Asian Age With Agency Inputs

Sports, Cricket

Dhoni had requested the Indian Army to allow him to train with a Territorial Army battalion of the Parachute regiment for two months.

The 38-year-old on Saturday made himself 'unavailable' for the Indian team's tour of West Indies as speculations raged about his future. (Photo: AP)

Mumbai: Army Chief General Bipin Rawat approved former Indian cricket team captain MS Dhoni's request to train with the Parachute regiment for two months, top Army sources said on Sunday.

The wicket-keeper batsman had requested the Indian Army to allow him to train with a Territorial Army battalion of the Parachute regiment for two months.

Meanwhile, an old video of Dhoni has resurfaced on the internet showing the former skipper in military fatigues.

The three-year-old clip shows MS Dhoni, an honorary Lieutenant Colonel, meeting army personnel. The video shows him travelling in a Mahindra XUV500, which earned Dhoni appreciation from the chairman of Mahindra group.

"MS, you look good in those military fatigues...and you also look good in the transport allotted to you," wrote Mahindra in his tweet addressed to Dhoni.

Mahindra's tweet has received over 8000 likes and over a thousand comments, praising Team India's former skipper.

The 38-year-old  on Saturday made himself 'unavailable' for the Indian team's tour of West Indies as speculations raged about his future.

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