Mahendra Singh Dhoni's decade-old defamation case is finally heading to trial, as the Madras High Court has ordered proceedings to begin. Dhoni filed a Rs 100 crore suit against Zee Media and others, accusing them of falsely linking him to the IPL betting scandal. He will be available for examination, seeking to clear his name from baseless allegations.
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