Former India captain MS Dhoni and batter Suresh Raina attended the marriage festivities of wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant’s sister, Sakshi, on Tuesday. The ceremony came about at The Savoy resort in Mussoorie, with Pant’s sister set to tie the knot with businessman Ankit Chaudhary on Wednesday. Pant was a part of India’s Champions Trophy successful squad, however didn’t play a single recreation. Having returned to India earlier this week from Dubai, Pant took half within the mehendi, sangeet and haldi ceremonies.
Dhoni, alongside together with his spouse, Sakshi, arrived in Mussoorie on Tuesday night. For the unversed, Dhoni’s spouse and Pant’s sister share the identical title.
In a viral video, Dhoni, Raina, and Pant will be seen dancing to well-known Bollywood track “Dama dam mast kalandar.”
Rishabh Pant , MS Dhoni & Suresh Raina dancing collectively pic.twitter.com/b03FSVUvGv
— Riseup Pant (@riseup_pant17) March 11, 2025
Information company IANS reported on Tuesday that India skipper Rohit Sharma, star batter Virat Kohli and former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni are anticipated to attend the marriage.
Nonetheless, Rohit and Kohli had been nowhere to be seen on day 1 of the marriage festivities. It stays to be seen if the duo will likely be a part of Sakshi’s D-day.
Sakshi, who studied within the UK, enjoys a big following on social media courtesy of her journey photos and classy outfits. She and Ankit bought engaged final yr after reportedly courting one another for 9 years.
In the meantime, KL Rahul performed forward of Pant as India’s designated wicketkeeper-batter in the course of the Champions Trophy.
Pant was a part of the Champions Trophy-winning squad through which India defeated New Zealand within the last to clinch their third title.
The wicketkeeper-batter survived a near-fatal automotive crash in December 2022. After present process a number of surgical procedures and prolonged rehabilitation, he made a comeback to cricket after greater than a yr and helped India win the T20 World Cup.
On his comeback in Check, he scored a match-winning century towards Bangladesh in September 2024, equalling Dhoni’s file for probably the most Check lots of by an Indian wicketkeeper.
Pant additionally turned the most costly participant in IPL historical past on the 2025 mega public sale after he was purchased by Lucknow Tremendous Giants (LSG) for Rs 27 crore in Jeddah final November. He surpassed the mark set by Punjab Kings’ (PBKS) bid of Rs 26.75 crore to purchase Shreyas Iyer just some minutes earlier.
This January, he was formally unveiled because the LSG captain for IPL 2025, ranging from March 22.
(With IANS Inputs)
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