MS Dhoni Sheesha Man: MS Dhoni has been fond of smoking hookah. This thing is not new. Many people have mentioned this before also. But, do you know that the player who takes care of Dhoni's hookah and prepares it gets Rs 4.80 crore from CSK? This has also been disclosed by the same person who once said that it is difficult to make a place in the CSK team.

We are talking about Sam Billings, who was associated with Chennai Super Kings in the IPL 2018 and 2019 seasons. This England player has now revealed that Dhoni's hookah is taken special care of and this work is done by Khalil Ahmed.

Khaleel was retained for IPL 2026 for Rs 4.80 crore

Chennai Super Kings bought Khalil Ahmed for Rs 4.80 crore in the IPL 2025 auction. However, they have retained Khalil for IPL 2026. The reason for retention has been Khalil's strong performance in IPL 2025. At the same time, it now seems that what Sam Billings has told could also be a reason.

Khalil makes hookah for Dhoni- Sam Billings

Sam Billings told about Dhoni's hobby of smoking hookah in the Stick to Cricket podcast. Alastair Cook, Phil Tufnell and Michael Vaughan were also present during this podcast. He said that Dhoni's room in the team hotel is open for everyone. The special thing about his room is that there is a small hookah setup there. One player who has the responsibility of looking after the hookah is Khalil Ahmed. According to Sam Billings, preparing hookah for Dhoni is Khalil Ahmed's only job.

Billings had said, it is difficult to make a place in CSK

Sam Billings has played 11 matches for CSK in 2 seasons, in which he scored only 108 runs. He once said after seeing the depth of batting and bowling of Chennai Super Kings that it is currently one of the most difficult teams in the world to make its place. CSK is a great and powerful team.

Dhoni is Billings' favorite

Sam Billings was further asked who is his favorite figure in franchise cricket, in response to which he without wasting time took the name of former CSK captain MS Dhoni.