Former Indian skipper MS Dhoni who holds the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Indian Army sent his congratulations to the Indian Air Force On the induction Of Rafale Fighter Jets. The five Rafale aircrafts which arrived on July 27 at Ambala Air Force Station were inducted to the Indian Air Force’s 17 Squadron ‘Golden Arrows’ today.
India’s defense minister Rajnath Singh presented an induction scroll to Group Captain Harkeerat Singh, the Commanding Officer of the 17 Squadron of the ‘Golden Arrows’ of the Indian Air Force to formally complete the induction of the 5 Rafale fighter jets into the squadron.
Lt. Col MS Dhoni praises the Indian Air Force
Dhoni, who is currently in UAE for the IPL 2020, took to Twitter to congratulate the IAF on the induction of Rafale fighter jets. He heaped praises on the IAF pilots, who he called the best in the world. MSD also mentioned Rafale’s abilities and called the Sukhoi-30 still his favorite.
“With the Final Induction Ceremony the world’s best combat proven 4.5Gen fighter plane gets the world’s best fighter pilots. In the hands of our pilots and the mix of different aircrafts with the IAF the potent bird’s lethality will only increase.
Wishing The Glorious 17 Squadron(Golden Arrows) all the very best and for all of us hope the Rafale beats the service record of the Mirage 2000 but Su30MKI remains my fav and the boys get new target to dogfight with and wait for BVR engagement till their upgrade to Super Sukhoi,” Dhoni tweeted.
Wishing The Glorious 17 Squadron(Golden Arrows) all the very best and for all of us hope the Rafale beats the service record of the Mirage 2000 but Su30MKI remains my fav and the boys get new target to dogfight with and wait for BVR engagement till their upgrade to Super Sukhoi
— Mahendra Singh Dhoni (@msdhoni) September 10, 2020
With the Final Induction Ceremony the world’s best combat proven 4.5Gen fighter plane gets the world’s best fighter pilots. In the hands of our pilots and the mix of different aircrafts with the IAF the potent bird’s lethality will only increase.
— Mahendra Singh Dhoni (@msdhoni) September 10, 2020
MS Dhoni will be seen leading CSK in IPL 2020
MS Dhoni shocked the world by announcing his retirement from international cricket on the 15th of August. He played his last game in the Indian colours during the semi-final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. He will be seen after a year’s gap back on the pitch leading Chennai Super Kings in the IPL 2020.
CSK have won the IPL title 3 times and MSD will be looking to add one more piece of silverware to his huge collection. MS Dhoni will be back in action in September leading CSK in the 13th edition of the IPL. The tournament starts on the 19th of September and the final will be played on November 10.