<p>Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Monday shared his childhood dream of becoming a painter and his plans after quitting cricket, fuelling fresh speculations about his retirement.</p>.<p>Displaying few of his paintings amid the chatter around a possible retirement after the upcoming ICC World Cup, Dhoni said in a video, "I wanted to share a secret with all of you. Right from childhood I always wanted to become an artist, I have played a lot of cricket so I decided it's time for me now to take up what I wanted so I have made a few paintings."</p>.<p>The 37-year-old Dhoni, a two-time World Cup-winning captain, is set to travel to the United Kingdom with the Indian team for the showpiece, which could be the last of his illustrious career.</p>.<p>The first painting was a landscape drawing, the second one was of what he described as 'something which can become a mode of transport in future'.</p>.<p>Calling the third one his favourite, Dhoni said it was a replica of him while batting in Indian Premier League franchise Chennai Super Kings' jersey.</p>.<p>Dhoni also said that he will soon hold an exhibition of his paintings and asked for suggestions and advice from his fans in this regard.</p>.<p>He shared his favourite painting, which according to him, is his self-portrait holding the cricket bat in the air.</p>.<p>Dhoni, who had retired from Test cricket in 2014, has amassed 10,500 ODI runs from 341 games, averaging 50.72 with 10 centuries and 71 fifties.</p>.<p>India will enter the World Cup as one of the favourites alongside hosts England and Australia. The Virat Kohli-led side starts its campaign against South Africa on June 5 at The Rose Bowl in Southampton.</p>
<p>Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Monday shared his childhood dream of becoming a painter and his plans after quitting cricket, fuelling fresh speculations about his retirement.</p>.<p>Displaying few of his paintings amid the chatter around a possible retirement after the upcoming ICC World Cup, Dhoni said in a video, "I wanted to share a secret with all of you. Right from childhood I always wanted to become an artist, I have played a lot of cricket so I decided it's time for me now to take up what I wanted so I have made a few paintings."</p>.<p>The 37-year-old Dhoni, a two-time World Cup-winning captain, is set to travel to the United Kingdom with the Indian team for the showpiece, which could be the last of his illustrious career.</p>.<p>The first painting was a landscape drawing, the second one was of what he described as 'something which can become a mode of transport in future'.</p>.<p>Calling the third one his favourite, Dhoni said it was a replica of him while batting in Indian Premier League franchise Chennai Super Kings' jersey.</p>.<p>Dhoni also said that he will soon hold an exhibition of his paintings and asked for suggestions and advice from his fans in this regard.</p>.<p>He shared his favourite painting, which according to him, is his self-portrait holding the cricket bat in the air.</p>.<p>Dhoni, who had retired from Test cricket in 2014, has amassed 10,500 ODI runs from 341 games, averaging 50.72 with 10 centuries and 71 fifties.</p>.<p>India will enter the World Cup as one of the favourites alongside hosts England and Australia. The Virat Kohli-led side starts its campaign against South Africa on June 5 at The Rose Bowl in Southampton.</p>