Overview

• Dhoni quietly joined longtime friend and tennis coach Surender Kumar’s June 22 birthday celebration in Ranchi without drawing attention.
• During the party he told his friend to feed his wife first, later declined a second cake slice so children could enjoy it before finally accepting a piece.
• The Instagram video, captioned "Tears of joy on special day," has amassed over 600,000 views and 60,000 likes as fans praised his modesty.
• Surender Kumar appeared visibly moved when Dhoni cut a slice of cake and fed it to him, prompting emotional reactions online.
• The display of humility follows Dhoni’s ICC Hall of Fame induction and caps off an underwhelming IPL 2025 campaign in which Chennai Super Kings finished last.