Photos: MS Dhoni cheers Jharkhand boys against Gujarat in Ranji Trophy semis

Nagpur: India's limited overs captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is in Nagpur to cheer home state Jharkhand against Gujarat in the Ranji Trophy semi-finals.

MS Dhoni with Jharkhand Ranji team captain Saurabh Tiwari at the VCA ground, Nagpur. (Photo: PTI)

Dhoni clad in black round neck polo T and light grey track pants was seen sitting in the dug-out throught the entire first day's play.

MS Dhoni at the VCA ground in Nagpur. (Photo: PTI)

Dhoni has been actively involved with Jharkhand's campaign this season as a mentor and has been present during a number of Jharkhand's Ranji Trophy matches including their fixture against Maharashtra at the Karnail Singh Stadium.

MS Dhoni with former cricketer Subrato Banerjee at the VCA ground. (Photo: PTI)

Having retired from Test matches, Dhoni has had more time now at his disposal. He has had a lot of influence on players like Ishan Kishan, Kaushal Singh, Shahbaz Nadeem to name a few.

MS Dhoni at a practice session Nagpur. (Photo: PTI)

With Dhoni around, one can also expect that Gujarat's Priyank Panchal who has been the top-scorer in this edition with 1164 runs so far will get to chat with the Indian captain.