MS Dhoni goes gaga over Sushant Singh Rajput's performance in his biopic

New Delhi: Indian star cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni recently praised Bollywood heartthrob Sushant Singh Rajput for brilliantly portraying his character in biopic 'MS Dhoni: The Untold Story'. The 35-year-old World Cup winning captain called Sushant 'exceptional' for the same.

"Sushant is exceptional, he has totally imitated me the way I talk, the way I walk, he has copied everything, that's the beauty of it," IANS quoted MSD as saying. 

He further said, "when we talk about cricket specifically, he has practiced for 9 months, for two to two and a half hours everyday, infact now he can even participate as a cricketer, in between where there is off season for movies, he can go and play a lot of leagues."

'MS Dhoni: The Untold Story' is helmed by Neeraj Pandey. The film, backed by Fox Star Studios, is set to release on Friday.