MS Dhoni revealed he prefers Instagram over X as his choice of social media. The World Cup-winning former captain, who prefers to stay away from the limelight when he is not playing professional cricket, argued why he believed X has done more harm than good, at least in India. The CSK superstar last posted on X, formerly Twitter, on January 2021. His last post on Instagram came on July 2023.
Dhoni, while speaking at a promotional event in Dubai, talked up his aversion towards ‘X’. The 42-year-old also felt that the landscape of Instagram has also been changing.
“I prefer Instagram over ‘X’, I believe that nothing good has happened over ‘X’. Especially a controversy, someone will write something and turn it into a controversy. Why do I need to be there? You know it used to be 140 characters. You can not elaborate. Imagine me putting something over there, and then it is left up to the people to read it and interpret whatever they want to interpret,” Dhoni said. IPL 2024 Full Coverage | IPL 2024 Points Table and Standings | 2024 IPL Full Schedule
WHY INSTA OVER ‘X’?
“So, I am like no-no that is not for me. Instagram, I still like it because I could put up a picture or a video and just leave it. That is also changing now. I still prefer Instagram, but, not active on it because I feel fewer distractions are better. But in-between, on and off, I would put something for the fans so that they know this is where I am. Somewhere good, in good hands, doing what I like.”
While many cricketers and former cricketers have started their own YouTube channels to inform their fans about their lives, Dhoni chooses to stay away from the public eye. Dhoni doesn’t have a strong social media presence and still boasts of a following of 48 million on Instagram alone.
HOW DHONI KEEPS HIMSELF MATCH-READY?
Dhoni admitted that it is not easy to make a comeback after having not played cricket throughout the year. The former CSK captain had promised his fans to make a return after winning the IPL 2023 title.
“The toughest thing has been that I am not playing cricket throughout the year, but how to be fit. So, that once you come, you are competing against youngsters who are very fit and have been playing international cricket. Professional sport is not very easy, nobody gives you a discount. If you have to play at that level, you have be as fit as the other guys. Age doesn’t really give that grace to you, so eating habits, a bit of training. I am not on social media so there is less distraction,” Dhoni said.
Dhoni defied his age to rewind the clock in the ongoing edition of IPL 2024. Despite having pain in his knee, Dhoni continued to impress the fans with his brilliant finishing skills. However, CSK were knocked out of the IPL 2024 race after being defeated by RCB at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on May 18, Saturday.
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