India former captain MS Dhoni loves old classic Hindi songs and his favorite singer is Kishore Kumar. There are several clips on the internet too where we can see Dhoni singing Bollywood evergreen hits. 

India's former team manager for 2017-2019, Sunil Subramanian, recalled the time when Dhoni's knowledge of Hindi songs impressed him. It was during India's series against Sri Lanka in December 2017 when the Rohit Sharma-led side was reduced to 29 for 7 at Dharmasala.

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They had to freshen up the mood and team members decided to play antakshari at 8 PM, sitting around a bonfire in the blistering cold. 

“Gradually, we started to play antakshari of Hindi film songs, where a new song had to be sung from the last letter of the previous song," Sunil told Sportstar.

He added that Dhoni surprised everyone by singing old Bollywood hit songs of famous singers of that era. “Dhoni’s knowledge of Hindi film music was astonishing. He sang songs from the 60s, 70s, 80s and the 90s. In fact, he even rendered a few numbers from the 50s. Kishore Kumar, Mohammed Rafi, Mukesh, you name it.”

The antakshari went on till 2 AM and Dhoni participated throughout the game. “His voice was profound and stood out. He sang with passion and heart. Dhoni sang very well.”

(With Sportstar Inputs)