WATCH: Former India skipper MS Dhoni watches and applauds as Chandrayaan 3 lands on Moon

MS Dhoni (left) and Chandrayaan 3 (right) Chandrayaan-3 made history as it landed on the Moon on Wednesday, August 23 at 6:04 pm. With this, India became the fourth country to achieve a soft landing on the lunar surface after the USA, China, and the erstwhile Soviet Union. A lot of prayers took place all over the world before this historic moment. At a speed of 1.68 kilometres per second, the Vikram lander started descending to the lunar surface. After slowing down, it started to descend vertically to the moon’s surface using power.

A video went viral on social media in which the former India skipper, MS Dhoni was seen applauding the successful landing of Chandrayaan 3 on the Moon. In the video, the 42-year-old was seen standing in a tank top and shorts in front of a TV screen showing the live broadcast of the landing. The Chennai Super Kings skipper was seen clapping in the video.

Watch it here:

Captain cool #MSDhoni celebrating #Chandrayaan3 success#VikramLander #PragyanRover #ISRO #MoonLanding #India #IndiaOnTheMoon pic.twitter.com/1KKH70glm6

— Vinod (@vinodgounder7) August 23, 2023

India’s problem has been the big night: Sanjay Manjrekar

Asia Cup 2023 is scheduled to kick start on August 30. The first match of the tournament is set to be played between Pakistan and Nepal in Multan, Pakistan. India will play their opening fixture of the Asia Cup against arch-rivals Pakistan on September 2 in Kandy, Sri Lanka. The last edition of the Asia Cup was won by Sri Lanka, which was played in the United Arab Emirates.

Ahead of the 16th edition of Asia Cup, former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar thinks that Men in Blue have to take inspiration how Dhoni handles pressure in major tournaments. “For India, in the major events, it’s not about getting through to semis, Manjrekar was quoted as saying on Star Sports/ESPN Cricinfo’s ‘Selection Day Live’ program.

"India’s problem has been the big night. I just hope and pray, with the kind of talent that they have, that they just play like Mahendra Singh Dhoni used to play a semi-final or a World Cup final, like it was any other game. That’s the only challenge for India considering their record in the big tournaments,” the 58-year-old asserted.