Doting daddy: MS Dhoni proud of daughter Ziva's ‘unique character’

The former skipper said that his little star ends up getting a lot of attention.

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MS Dhoni with daughter Ziva
Like it or not, MS Dhoni’s daughter Ziva is a star already, be it on social media or otherwise. In fact, the former skipper says that Ziva ends up getting a lot of attention, with people always asking about her.

“Wherever I go, people ask me about her. I am nowhere in the scene right now,” he says with a laugh. “It is always, ‘Where is Ziva?’ If she is around, ‘What is she doing?’” Dhoni said at an event in Mumbai recently.

Game over, had a nice sleep now back to Daddy’s duties

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But despite the sometimes overwhelming attention, Dhoni says it’s great that his kid has a character at such a young age.

“She is so young and yet she has her own sense of character, a particular way of talking,” the doting dad added. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.

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