Collecting a stump after every victory of Team India is a distinctive habit that’s commonly observed with Captain MS Dhoni. Irrespective of the opposition or tournament, the skipper never fails to complete this ritual.

On being asked about his habit of taking stumps from the pitch and taking them with him, and what he does with them, Dhoni said with a smile, “I have to do my post-cricket plans you see. I don’t mark the stumps that I collect. I’d watch the matches, look at the stumps and say ‘ok, this is from that match’. I have enough to keep me occupied for years”.

But that isn’t it. There’s another theory that’s doing the rounds which says that this practice of Mahi is for his childhood friend Kulbinder, the son of his school’s watchman. Kulbinder was not only his best friend growing up but also the person who encouraged him to take up cricket.

Mahi’s best friend Kulbinder had never reached the heights of fame and prosperity that Dhoni had, but he made a peculiar request to Dhoni, as the theory goes.

He has constructed a small house, he did not take any financial help from Dhoni. However, there is one thing he expected from Mahi. He wants Dhoni to give him 320 cricket stumps to build a fence around his house. 

Hence, Dhoni promptly collects stumps to hand it over to his dear friend. Dhoni has never mentioned this friend or this motive for collecting stumps.

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