Candy Crush gets 3 million downloads after Dhoni's viral video
Legendary cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni was recently onboard an Indigo flight, the video of which quickly got viral after an air hostess offered him chocolates. In the same video, he could be seen playing Candy Crush on his tab, which got the game to amass a whopping three million downloads in just a span of three hours!
Take a look at this viral video!
'We got 3.6 million new downloads in just three hours'
As the video of his humble gesture toward the air hostess made the rounds on social media, #CandyCrush started trending on Twitter. The mobile gaming application has claimed that 30 lakh (three million) new users downloaded their app in only three hours. "Just In - We Got 3.6 Million New Downloads in Just 3 Hours," wrote the game's official handle.
Team Candy Crush thanks Dhoni
I see Candy Crush downloads increasing post this: Netizen
Netizens instantly occupied the comments section of the same video posted by @BoyOfMasses on Twitter. While one wrote, "I see Candy Crush downloads increasing post this," the other said, "Abhi candy crush download karti hun" (Going to download Candy Crush right away). "Dhoni bhai candy crush me konsi level pr ho?" (on which level of Candy Crush are you?) asked a fan.
We want to know that too!
His prophecy got real!
It's time Candy Crush makes Dhoni its brand ambassador!
Crushing all stocks!
Besides cricket, Dhoni is an avid fan of video games
For the uninitiated, Dhoni is a huge fan of video games. If reports are to be believed, he enjoys playing Call of Duty, FIFA, and PUBG. Indian bowler Ishant Sharma once revealed in a podcast at The Ranveer Show on YouTube, "Mahi bhai loves playing online/video games like Call of Duty and he's quite fond of PubG."
Dhoni sleep-talks about PUBG, confirms wifey Sakshi Dhoni
In 2021, Chennai Super Kings shared a video in which Dhoni's wife Sakshi revealed how addicted the cricketer is when it comes to video games. "At times I feel like he's talking to me and then he's on the headphones and talking to all the people that are playing. Then he's sleep-talking also about PUBG nowadays," she said.
