Updated On: 07 April, 2021 07:39 AM IST | Mumbai | Mohar Basu
Former Indian cricket captain Dhoni backs animated spy series based on him

Sakshi Dhoni. Picture Courtesy: PR; (right) MS Dhoni. Pic/AFP
Charting a new innings in entertainment after his successful run in international cricket, former Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and wife Sakshi are swiftly working towards rolling out new projects from their stable, Dhoni Entertainment. Months after they announced a mythological web series based on an unpublished book, the duo are now creating India’s first animated spy universe, with the protagonist based on the star cricketer.
In an ode to the former skipper in jersey number 7 who led the Indian team to many victories, the animated fiction show has been tentatively titled Captain 7 and will see the protagonist, complete with Dhoni’s physical attributes, as a secret agent who takes on the baddies. “The concept and story are great. The show will bring to life my other passions, along with cricket,” says the sporting icon.