5 cricketers who have invested in other sports 

#2 Mahendra Singh Dhoni – Hockey, Football and Moto Racing

Dhoni owns the Ranchi franchise of Hero Hockey League

Along with the likes of Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly, Mahendra Singh Dhoni also owns a football team in the high-profile Indian Super League. Dhoni invested in the Chennaiyin FC team in 2014 along with Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan and is frequently seen attending the games live. India’s former skipper played football and was a goalkeeper in his school team before he started playing cricket.

Other than football, Dhoni’s support towards Hockey is also well-known. In the same year, he became the owner of the Ranchi franchise of the Hockey India League (HIL). Dhoni bought the team along with Sahara India Pariwar, who already own the Uttar Pradesh Wizards side in the HIL. He once said that his main purpose behind this initiative was to nurture the natural hockey talent of his home state.

Captain Cool’s investments are not just restricted to football and hockey. In 2012, Dhoni launched his own bike racing team in 2012, called Mahi Racing Team India. The team competed in the Supersport World Championship until 2014, when, on facing budget difficulties, it withdrew from the championship.