Mahendra Singh Dhoni was at the receiving end of yet another pitch invasion by a fan for the umpteenth time.
During the second ODI against Australia at the VCA Stadium in Nagpur an MS Dhoni fan managed to beat the security and ran onto the ground while the Indian team came out to field.
A grinning Dhoni quite literally played hard to get while the rest of the Indian team enjoyed the little moment before the second innings of the match got underway.
The man, clad in a white T-shirt, ran after his idol, who relented after a few seconds and embraced him.
The fan also touched Dhoni's feet before he was escorted out by a Vidarbha Cricket Association volunteer and a few security personnel.
As the entire episode unfolded, most of the Team India players were left in splits except skipper Virat Kohli who didn’t look amused.
Earlier, Dhoni was dismissed for a first-ball duck before India were shot out for 250 despite a resolute under-pressure 40th hundred by Virat Kohli.
This is not the first time Dhoni had to witness such a thing. In New Zealand, an Indian fan had breached security to meet MS Dhoni during one of the T20Is.
(With inputs from PTI)
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