{"id":59035,"date":"2024-05-26T00:58:44","date_gmt":"2024-05-26T00:58:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/26\/lok-sabha-elections-former-india-cricketers-ms-dhoni-gautam-gambhir-kapil-dev-cast-votes-off-the-field-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-05-26T00:58:44","modified_gmt":"2024-05-26T00:58:44","slug":"lok-sabha-elections-former-india-cricketers-ms-dhoni-gautam-gambhir-kapil-dev-cast-votes-off-the-field-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/26\/lok-sabha-elections-former-india-cricketers-ms-dhoni-gautam-gambhir-kapil-dev-cast-votes-off-the-field-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Lok Sabha elections: Former India cricketers MS Dhoni, Gautam Gambhir, Kapil Dev cast votes | Off the field News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-110418199,imgsize-62170.cms?resize=1280,720&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Lok Sabha elections: Former India cricketers MS Dhoni, Gautam Gambhir, Kapil Dev cast votes | Off the field News &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"Lok Sabha elections: Former India cricketers MS Dhoni, Gautam Gambhir, Kapil Dev cast votes | Off the field News &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div>\n<div>NEW DELHI: On Saturday, during the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha Election 2024 in Ranchi, former captain of India <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/mahendra-singh-dhoni\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">MS Dhoni<\/a> cast his ballot.<br \/>Dhoni recently competed for <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/teams\/chennai-super-kings\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">Chennai Super Kings<\/a> (CSK) in the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">Indian Premier League<\/a> (IPL) 2024. 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