{"id":16378,"date":"2013-08-09T04:07:03","date_gmt":"2013-08-09T04:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=16378"},"modified":"2013-08-09T04:07:03","modified_gmt":"2013-08-09T04:07:03","slug":"star-sports-appoints-ms-dhoni-as-brand-ambassador-to-promote-premier-league-football-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=16378","title":{"rendered":"Star Sports appoints MS Dhoni as  brand ambassador to promote Premier League football in India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Star Sports Thursday appointed Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni as brand ambassador to promote Premier League football in India, says a report in <strong>DNA,<\/strong> adding that a Manchester United fan, Dhoni will invite fans to &#8216;Join the Game&#8217; in a new campaign which will be launched early next week.<\/p>\n<p>This news comes on the back of the sports broadcaster announcing the launch of Hindi commentary for the first time on Premier League. The Hindi commentary will be in addition to the English commentary and will be available for over 100 live matches across the season.<\/p>\n<p>According to a report in <strong>Hindustan Times,<\/strong> Dhoni said: &#8220;I am an avid Premier League fan and I just played out a real situation in front of the camera. If I am not busy with cricket, I am always busy with Premier League during weekends. Football is extremely exciting and very close to my heart. I was a goalkeeper during my school days. Even today, I play football as a warm-up game ahead of key cricket matches.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I feel that Indian sports fans should consume different types of sports. I want them to be passionate about cricket but at the same time one needs to give respect to other disciplines as well. 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