<p class="title">Mahendra Singh Dhoni, an honorary lieutenant colonel in the Territorial Army, joined Army troops in the militancy-infested south Kashmir region on Wednesday to carry out patrolling, guard duties and similar responsibilities just like other soldiers.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The former Indian cricket team captain will be staying with his 106 TA Battalion (Para) till August 15 and undertake duties with the troops, Army officials said.</p>.<p><strong>Kashmir Live: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/kashmir-crisis-10-important-points-to-know-752140.html" target="_blank">Click here for more updates</a></strong></p>.<p class="bodytext">"Lt Col Dhoni arrived here today and has joined his unit," one of the officials said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The unit is deployed in the militancy-infested south Kashmir region as part of Victor Force.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 38-year-old World Cup-winning captain's two-week stint with his unit was approved by the Army headquarters last week on Dhoni's request.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Dhoni was accorded the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel in 2011. He is also a qualified paratrooper after having completed five parachute training jumps.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The wicket-keeper-batsman has been conferred the Padma Bhushan, the country's third-highest civilian award, by President Ramnath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Amid mounting speculation around his international retirement after India's semi-final exit from the 2019 World Cup, Dhoni had told the Board of Control for Cricket in India he will take a two-month sabbatical from the game to serve his parachute regiment.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Dhoni had made himself "unavailable" for India's tour of West Indies but ruled out immediate retirement a day before the selectors met in Mumbai to pick the squads for the West Indies tour, starting on August 3.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Territorial Army is a part of the Army. Its role is to relieve the regular Army from static duties and assist the civil administration in dealing with natural calamities and maintenance of essential services. </p>
<p class="title">Mahendra Singh Dhoni, an honorary lieutenant colonel in the Territorial Army, joined Army troops in the militancy-infested south Kashmir region on Wednesday to carry out patrolling, guard duties and similar responsibilities just like other soldiers.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The former Indian cricket team captain will be staying with his 106 TA Battalion (Para) till August 15 and undertake duties with the troops, Army officials said.</p>.<p><strong>Kashmir Live: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/kashmir-crisis-10-important-points-to-know-752140.html" target="_blank">Click here for more updates</a></strong></p>.<p class="bodytext">"Lt Col Dhoni arrived here today and has joined his unit," one of the officials said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The unit is deployed in the militancy-infested south Kashmir region as part of Victor Force.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 38-year-old World Cup-winning captain's two-week stint with his unit was approved by the Army headquarters last week on Dhoni's request.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Dhoni was accorded the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel in 2011. He is also a qualified paratrooper after having completed five parachute training jumps.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The wicket-keeper-batsman has been conferred the Padma Bhushan, the country's third-highest civilian award, by President Ramnath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Amid mounting speculation around his international retirement after India's semi-final exit from the 2019 World Cup, Dhoni had told the Board of Control for Cricket in India he will take a two-month sabbatical from the game to serve his parachute regiment.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Dhoni had made himself "unavailable" for India's tour of West Indies but ruled out immediate retirement a day before the selectors met in Mumbai to pick the squads for the West Indies tour, starting on August 3.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Territorial Army is a part of the Army. Its role is to relieve the regular Army from static duties and assist the civil administration in dealing with natural calamities and maintenance of essential services. </p>