“I don’t think I will go through anything tougher than this”, MS Dhoni on the ban

From being the champions, to getting banned for 2 years and then making a great comeback, Roar of The Lion is a fairy tale journey of CSK

“The news of the ban was given so much importance, as if India was at war”– N Srinivasan in Roar of The Lion

Starring some of the most popular CSK players along with the management, Roar of The Lion reveals it all

(Link to the show: https://www.hotstar.com/tv/roar-of-the-lion/s-2055)

National, You have been there, standing strong and resilient with your favourite team. Through their ups and their downs. Through their wins and their loss. Through every six they hit and through every wicket they took to defeat their opponents. You have seen it all.

Now it’s time you know their side of the story and live the journey. Talking about his dark phase in Roar of The Lion, MS Dhoni says, “I don’t think I will go through anything tougher than this. But the amount of respect and love we’ve received from the fans, it’s like how they treat God. My association with Chennai Super Kings is like a match made on matrimonial site.”

Upon CSK’s return in 2018, MS Dhoni almost choked at the event while recalling the ban. The team did not know how to react to this never seen before emotional side of Dhoni.

Commenting on the news break about the ban, N Srinivasan says, “I clearly remember I was on a holiday in Kodaikanal, playing Golf when this news came out. Entire nation was talking about it. This story was treated with so much importance as if India was in a war situation.”

Throughout the miniseries, MS Dhoni constantly praises the CSK fans, who were with the team through thick and thin. According to Dhoni their fan following increased in those 2 years of the ban.

CSK’s super fan Suranya says, “MS Dhoni is now one of us, he belongs here. On his comeback, I had tears in my eyes, it was as if I have been separated from someone who was very close to me.”

Witness the emotional side of thala and re live the enigmatic journey of Chennai Super Kings Team in very first ‘Hotstar Specials’- ‘Roar of the Lion’. Starring India’s most popular cricketer, M S Dhoni, “Roar of the Lion” will be streaming from 20th March onwards with all the episodes available for fans to watch.

The show features some of the popular faces associated with Chennai Super Kings and the game. Each of them speaks their side of the story and give a completely different perspective. MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Shane Watson, Dwayne Bravo, Michael Hussey, Mathew Hayden, Stephen Fleming, Kris Srikanth, Mohit Sharma, N Srinivasan and Ayaz Memon share some unheard inside stories.

Hotstar Specials, the new label launched by India’s biggest OTT player – Hotstar- will bring big, bold, authentic stories created by some of the biggest storytellers. Featuring some of the most unconventional stories, every show on Hotstar Specials will be available to crores of consumers across India in 7 languages i.e. Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam.

Produced By: Co-production between Dhoni Entertainment Pvt Ltd and Banijay Asia

Executive Producer: Kabir Khan