Kolkata: The South Eastern Railway (SER) served a very special passenger Tuesday night when its former employee Mahendra Singh Dhoni preferred to travel by train with the Jharkhand ODI team from Ranchi to Howrah to participate in the Vijay Hazare Trophy here.
Rewinding the clock back to his budding days in early 2000s when he was posted as a ticket inspector in Kharagpur, India’s most successful captain, Dhoni travelled in second-tier AC of 18616 Kriya Yoga Express. It was his first train ride in more than 13 years.
“They (Jharkhand) did not have a special coach reserved for the players and Dhoni travelled with his team and other co-passengers in 2AC. It was a block booking for 23 passengers including Dhoni,” SER chief public relations officer Sanjoy Ghosh said here Wednesday.
The excitement for the World Cup-winning skipper was palpable as a relaxed-looking Dhoni shared a selfie with his millions of followers on social network.
“We had prior information about this and so we had arranged special security when they boarded in Ranchi last night and upon their arrival this morning in Howrah,” Ghosh added.
PTI