Viral image showing Dhoni touching Sachin Tendulkar’s feet is photoshopped

Hyderabad: Several social media users are sharing an image that shows CSK skipper MS Dhoni touching the feet of cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar during the recent Indian Premier League (IPL) match in Chennai’s MA Chidambaram stadium on 6 May 2023.

The caption of the viral post reads, ‘That's why it is said that rituals are not sold in the market. Your upbringing only tells how cultured you are. During the IPL match between Chennai and Mumbai, when Mumbai mentor Sachin Tendulkar came on the field, Chennai captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni went ahead and touched his feet. For information, let me tell you that both are billionaires in terms of money. Proves how high humility and decency can take you no matter what. On the other hand, there are such people who get inflated towards the balloon even after having little position and money. There is only one life, it is up to us to decide how to live it.’

FACT CHECK

NewsMeter found the claim to be false as the image is clearly photoshopped.

On performing a simple reverse image search of the viral image, we found a report on Navbharat Times dated 8 April 2023 that has a similar image of Dhoni and Sachin.

The image shows the two legends standing and enjoying their time on the field.

After analyzing the report, we also found that the image was taken at Mumbai’s Wankhede stadium before the 8 April encounter between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings.

The official Twitter handle of the Indian Premier League also tweeted the photo on 8 April.

Below is a comparison of the original and the viral images:

From this, it is evident that the photo showing Dhoni touching Sachin Tendulkar’s feet has been photoshopped. Hence, the claim is false.