Temple for Dhoni

2008-12-21 | NEWSPAPER EDITION

FANS from Indian cricket skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni's hometown of Ranchi plan to build a temple in his name.

"Cricket is religion in our country and Dhoni is god of cricket," his fan club president Jitendra Singh said. "We'll construct a huge temple of Dhoni in Ranchi and have a priest who will pray to him every day." The fan club plans to raise funds through donations and install a 6-meter fibre glass statue of Dhoni.

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