Dhoni decides to take the plunge
Rather than a holiday by the sea or a bit of quiet time at home, MS Dhoni has decided to use his days off to learn to parachute out of military aircraft
07-Aug-2015
MS Dhoni, along with shooter Abhinav Bindra (left), was conferred the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Territorial Army in November 2011 • Hindustan Times via Getty Images
Having given up Test cricket, MS Dhoni has a bit more time on his hands these days. How does he spend it? Rather than a holiday by the sea or a bit of quiet time at home, the Indian ODI captain has decided to use his days off to learn to parachute out of military aircraft.
Dhoni, already an honorary lieutenant colonel in 106 Parachute Regiment of the Territorial Army, will undergo training at the Indian Air Force's Paratroopers Training School in Agra, according to the Hindustan Times. "His two-week training will now start with classroom lessons followed by basic toughening exercises along with fellow paratrooper trainees," group captain Basantkumar B Pande told the newspaper.
And once he has made five jumps from 10,000 feet - including one at night - he will be a qualified paratrooper. Simple.
Deivarayan Muthu is a sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo