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Fan breaches security to touch Dhoni's feet during warm-up match vs England

MS DhoniMumbai: Mahendra Singh Dhoni's popularity has diminished not a whit even after he quit the limited overs captaincy. A devoted fan on Tuesday breached security and ran into the Brabourne Stadium ground here to touch the iconic wicketkeeper-batsman's feet during a warm-up match against England.

As Dhoni officiated in his farewell warm-up match as skipper of India A, a man jumped the 10-feet fencing and, dodging the North Stand security, touched the feet of 'Captain Cool' who calmly shook hands with the interloper before security personnel escorted him off the ground.

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The incident happened during India A's innings when Dhoni and his partner Hardik Pandya were chatting in between overs.

India A posted 304-5 against England with Dhoni scoring 68 runs off 40 balls. He also scored 23 runs in the last over by slamming two sixes and two boundaries.