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A day after Mahendra Singh Dhoni grabbed everyone's attention by playing volleyball with the Territorial Army battalion, the former India cricket captain has again won the hearts of his billion fans.
A video, posted on Twitter, shows the Lt. Colonel talking modestly to a contingent of army officials of his time in Indian cricket.
He summarised his emotions by singing the popular Hindi film classic Main pal do pal ka shaayar hoon.
The video was posted on August 3, but only gained traction on Tuesday. It is bound to go viral among his legion of fans.
WATCH: Lt. Col. Mahendra Singh Dhoni wins armymen hearts in song. Video: Kind courtesy, Rea Dubey/Twitter
The veteran wicketkeeper-batsman, who is not a part of India's squad for the ongoing limited-overs' series against the West Indies, holds the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Territorial Army unit of the Parachute Regiment (106 Para TA battalion). He was accorded the rank in 2011.
The unit is deployed in south Kashmir region as part of Victor Force.
Dhoni will be staying with the 106 TA Battalion (Para) till August 15.