WATCH: MS Dhoni welcomes Kohli and Team India for dinner in Ranchi, personally chauffeurs Virat to hotel

India's legendary wicketkeeper captain MS Dhoni hosted batting superstar Virat Kohli, along with Team India, for a dinner at his home in Ranchi ahead of the team's ODI assignment against South Africa. KL Rahul-led India are currently in Ranchi for the first ODI of the three-match series against South Africa. The series opener will take place on November 30 at JSCA International Stadium

Kohli, who is staying with his family in London, landed in India on Tuesday, and the batting great was seen entering Dhoni’s house in Ranchi. After a few hours, a lot of pictures and videos of Dhoni driving Kohli back to the team hotel were shared by fans on X, and the clips got viral on the internet. Here are the clips.

India's last ODI outing in Ranchi

Rachi last hosted an international match in February 2024, which was the fourth Test match against England, but Kohli didn’t feature in that game, as he was not available for the entire series due to the birth of his second child, Akaay.

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Kohli's last outing in India

Kohli's last international outing came in the three-match ODI series against Australia, as the batting great had already retired from Tests and T20Is. Kohli's last outing in India came in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, where his franchise, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), defeated Punjab Kings in the title decider to clinch the maiden title.

KL Rahul to lead India in ODIs vs South Africa

Shubman Gill, who was appointed as India's ODI captain before the while ball series against Australia, will not feature in the upcoming ODI series against South Africa due to a neck injury that he suffered on Day 2 of the first India-South Africa Test in Kolkata. In his absence, KL Rahul will captain the side.

India's ODI squad against South Africa

Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, KL Rahul (C) (wk), Rishabh Pant (wk), Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Dhruv Jurel.