MS Dhoni recently addressed a long-standing rumour about his diet, specifically the claim that he consumed five litres of milk daily. Dhoni humorously dismissed this, stating he might have had a litre throughout the day. He also laughed off another rumour about making lassi in a washing machine, clarifying he doesn't even drink lassi.
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