Former Indian captain MS Dhoni was the chief guest at the final Chinar cricket Premier league at Kunzar Cricket Stadium in North Kashmir Baramulla.

Thousands of people from Kunzer and its adjacent areas, on Sunday turned up to see former Indian team cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni at an army sponsored cricket match played here at Kunzer.

There were long queues at the gates of the stadium and a palpable excitement was seen among the people.

However, on his arrival, Dhoni was greeted with pro-Afridi and pro-Zakir Moosa slogans. Slogans praising Pakistan's cricketing star, Shahid Khan Afridi and militant commander Zakir Moosa reverberated inside the stadium when spectators were not allowed to meet Dhoni.

The local youth present in the stadium as spectators raised intense slogans of 'Boom boom Afridi' soon after Dhoni arrived at the stadium.

However, later on coming down from stands, excited youth shook hands and took selfies with Dhoni.

The grand finale of the cricket championship match was being played between teams of South Kashmir and North Kashmir in presence of India's captain cool, Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Dhoni is honorary Lt Colonel in Indian army.

On this occasion MS Dhoni interacted with budding cricketers & distributed awards among them.

In 2014 Top Indian batsman Suraish Raina also made his sudden appearance in the North Kashmir & enthralled thousands of spectators at Showket Ali Stadium Baramulla.