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This is an archive article published on October 25, 2007

Dhoni gets ‘surprise gift’ from Jharkhand CM

Dhoni was presented a luxury car, Toyota Corolla, by Jharkhand CM Madhu Koda as his promised 'surprise gift' to him.

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India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was presented on Thursday a luxury car, Toyota Corolla, by Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda as his promised ‘surprise gift’ to him for winning the Twenty20 Championship.

The Chief Minister at a state felicitation handed over the car keys to Dhoni and also a cheque for Rs five lakh.

Koda announced that Dhoni would be conferred the Jharkhand Ratna Award, the highest honour of the state, on November 15, Jharkhand’s foundation day.

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Dhoni, after receiving the cheque, donated it to the Chief Minister’s relief fund.

“It’s not an individual effort. It is a team effort. That we won the Twenty20 was not a fluke has been proved after we trounced Australia in India,” Dhoni said.

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