The well-known chacha, instead, plans to visit Ranchi to meet the man whose sphere of influence spreads far and wide. “Dhoni has retired and so have I. I don’t see myself travelling for cricket again with him not being around. I loved him and he loved me back,” said Bashir from Chicago, where he runs a restaurant. The unspoken bond between Bashir and Dhoni blossomed after the 2011 World Cup semifinal between the two countries. “This particular incident during the 2015 World Cup I can never forget.

Source: The Hindu August 17, 2020 09:56 UTC