The film takes the viewers to the journey of Dhoni's life since his childhood days. The first half narrates Dhoni's struggle about getting into the sport. The natural hesitation of a middle class father (Anupam Kher) seeing his child's interest in sports rather than studies. Dhoni (Sushant Singh Rajput) is forced to take up the job of a ticket checker to support his family but, he is highly depressed about the same. Later part of the film illustrates Dhoni's jump from a ticket collector to being a successful captain of the Indian Cricket Team.

The skipper's love life has also been highlighted in the film where his relationship with his first love Priyanka (Disha Patani) suffers a tragic end. Later, his love life blossoms when he meets Sakshi (Kiara Advani) and decides to marry her. All such detailed life incidences have been portrayed in the movie.