MS Dhoni asks cameraman to not record, accidentally recreates old video during banter with Deepak Chahar

Published - 22 Apr 2026, 16:46 IST | Updated - 22 Apr 2026, 17:08 IST

Former teammates MS Dhoni and Deepak Chahar shared a banter-filled moment during their respective training sessions ahead of the Mumbai Indians’ (MI) game against the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday, April 23, in the 2026 Indian Premier League.

In doing so, the former India captain mistakenly recreated an iconic viral video from 20 years ago, where he is seen being camera-shy.

In the clip posted by MI on their social media, Chahar approaches Dhoni for a casual meet-up, only for the CSK legend to ask the cameraman to move away and give them space to talk.

“You came along with a camera… get him out of here. Yes, otherwise we won’t be ablee to talk,” Dhoni was caught saying to Chahar at the Wankhede Stadium.

In saying so, Dhoni accidentally said the same thing he once said almost 20 years ago when a friend of his tried to film the wicketkeeper-batter. In the old grainy video clip, the right-handed batter asked the video recorder to take a picture instead of capturing him on film.

“Please take a photo. I won’t be able to speak whilst being recorded,” Dhoni said in the old clip.

Thala recreates his 20 years old Viral video😭