In India, cricket is a rage and so are the cricketers. Their popularity is immense and some of them have been raised to a surreal, godly pedestal. But off the field they too are regular people and don normal roles among their friends and family. Some of them are married and have children too. And the current lot of cricketers have a healthy presence on social media and express their love for their kids on online platforms. This Father's Day we have bought you a special list of six of the most social media friendly cricketer daddys. And we bet these posts by the loving dads are totally going to make your day -

MS Dhoni 

Known to be 'Captain Cool' on field, MS Dhoni is quite a cool Dad too. His daughter Ziva Dhoni is a popular celebrity kid on the internet and Dhoni never shies away from expressing his love for her on social media. He makes it a point to share some of their adorable father-daughter moments online -

Like sharing the joy of winning the IPL trophy 

Blow-drying Ziva's pretty hair 

Game over, had a nice sleep now back to Daddy’s duties

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Sharing a Besan ka Laddoo

Attack on besan ka laddoo

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Playing outdoors 

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Suresh Raina

Suresh Raina's little toddler Gracia Raina is also a popular celebrity kid on social media. Raina's Instagram is full of Gracia's pictures. He never fails to capture his darling daughter in the most special moments. Look at some of these aww-dorable posts shared by the cricketer -

He admits his obsession with her cuteness!

Twinning in style with his little princess 

❤️Gracia 👌

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Enjoying the perfect pool party with Gracia 

❤️Gracia 👌

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Gautam Gambhir

Gautam Gambhir is a father of two beautiful daughters, Aazeen and Anaiza. The ace cricketer is a doting father to his baby girls and regularly gives his fans a glimpse of their cuteness on his social media handles. Here are some instances when Gambhir's little girls absolutely melted our hearts.

When the girls met for the first time

Two little princess who rule our hearts, Aazeen and Anaiza!

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When Gambhir went on a holiday with Aazeen

When the father-daughter duo greeted their fans a Merry Christmas in the sweetest possible way

Irfan Pathan

Recent parent, Irfan Pathan is another cricketer Dad whose son Imran makes frequent appearances on social media. Imran looks cute as a button, and his Pathani looks coupled with his delightful smile is a complete treat for Pathan's fans. Here's a glimpse -

Imran met Jacqueline and they both were admiring each other's cuteness

Har koi kisi na kisi ko ghoor raha hay🤣. @Jacquelinef143

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And he also met Salman Khan

 

And Imran also poses like a celebrity

Shikhar Dhawan

Cricketer Shikhar Dhawan scores brownie points for being a hands-on Dad. Apart from his son Zoravar he is also a loving Dad to his wife's two daughters from her previous marriage, Rhea and Aliyah. Dhawan is fond of all his children and they all are a warm, close-knit family.

Dhawan's son Zoravar is adorbs!

Unleashing our inner cats. If we fits, we sits. #weekendvibes #family

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The Dhawan family is cuteness overload

They are one big happy family

 

Harbhajan Singh

Harbhajan Singh is yet another cool cricketer Daddy. He not only posts his daughter Hinaya Heer's pictures time and again but also has an Instagram page for her - @hinayaheerplaha . These pictures of the tiny Punjaban can easily make you weak in the knees.

Father-daughter duo sharing the joy of winning a trophy

Chilling in style

Fun religious trips

Satnam waheguru ji #blessed #goldentemple #harmindersahib #Amritsar

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These social-media savy cricketer dads are giving us major daddy goals with the way they dedicate time to their kids and keep their fans updated with all the daddy fun they are having.

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