Is the government bringing Rs 7 coin in Dhoni's honour? Know the truth behind the viral claim

Viral Desk: There is no dearth of fans of former Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the country and the world. Even though he has retired from international cricket, he is still playing IPL. Where everyone is desperate to get a glimpse of him. In such a situation, now this news is going viral that the Government of India is thinking of bringing a new coin of Rs 7 in the honor of Dhoni.

Actually, many types of claims are made on social media, some claims are true and some are fake. Another such post is going viral, in which it is being claimed that the government is going to issue currency in honor of former Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

Viral Claim: A picture is going viral on social media platforms, in which RBI i.e. Reserve Bank has been mentioned. It is written, 'RBI is going to issue a new coin of Rs 7 in honor of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Thala is shining once again.

An image circulating on social media claims that a new ₹7 coin will be released to honor Mahendra Singh Dhoni for his contributions to Indian Cricket.#PIBFactCheck

✔️ The claim made in the image is #fake

✔️ The Department of Economic Affairs has made NO such announcement. pic.twitter.com/YNvtibVaII

— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) January 15, 2025

After which the fact check of Press Information Bureau has revealed that this viral claim is false and the government has not made any such announcement. “An image circulating on social media is claiming that a new Rs 7 coin will be issued in honor of Mahendra Singh Dhoni for his contribution to Indian cricket,” it posted on the official handle. This claim being made through the picture is false. It further said, 'The Department of Economic Affairs has not made any such announcement.'

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For information, let us tell you that MS Dhoni, who is considered the most successful captain of India, has already led the Indian team to victory in the T20 World Cup in the year 2007. After this, in the year 2011, under his captaincy, India became the world champion in ODI. Dhoni has now retired from international cricket, but he continues to play in the IPL. He has scored 4876 runs in 90 test matches in his career. He has 10,773 runs in his account in 350 ODI matches. He has scored 1617 runs in 98 T20 matches. He has played 264 IPL matches so far and scored 5243 runs.