Fans all over the nation are paying tribute to former India skipper MS Dhoni on his 42nd birthday. While many would prefer to recall some of the memorable events the legendary wicketkeeper-batter was involved in while representing India and playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) alongside Chennai Super Kings (CSK). Taking a look at the right-handed batter’s achievements for Team India.
The first skipper to win all three of the world cricket’s major competitions was Dhoni. Dhoni, who served as captain for the first time in his career in 2007, not just led the team to victory with his batting and captaincy skills, but he also set an example for other captains to follow that is still taught in major management schools today.
He brought in Joginder Sharma during the final over with the belief around the stadium that Pakistan would win the match. Joginder turned the same captain’s faith in him into success and evolved into a night star.
Other major achievements for MS Dhoni
This was just the initial glimpse of Dhoni’s captaincy as after that, he performed numerous other amazing feats that the public would find difficult to forget. The team won the 2011 ODI World Cup under his leadership, making him just the second Indian, following Kapil Dev in 1993, to have done so. In the 2013 Champions Trophy final, he later led India towards its first-ever outright victory.
India technically won the Champions Trophy for the second time after sharing the trophy with Sri Lanka previously in 2002. Dhoni also served as captain in 2009, the year that India initially topped the Test rankings.
One of the finest finishers in the annals of cricket’s limited-overs format is Dhoni. Before abruptly leaving the format in 2014, he contested 90 Test matches and amassed 4876 runs including six hundreds and 33 half-centuries with an average of 38.09. His 294 dismissals rank fifth overall and are the most by an Indian wicketkeeper in Test cricket, trailing just Mark Boucher, Adam Gilchrist, Ian Healy, and Rodney Marsh in that category.
Fans pay tribute to MS Dhoni on his 42nd birthday: –
– India's most successful captain in history.
– 3 different ICC Trophies.
– 5 time IPL Champion.
– 2 time CLT20 Champions.
– Most stumping in internationals.
– Fastest to grab No.1 spot as a batter in ODIs.– Happy birthday to the heartbeat of India and CSK, MS Dhoni…!!! pic.twitter.com/XK3M1SjFub
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) July 6, 2023
If someone ask you who is MS Dhoni. Just show them this Picture. One of the Greatest Leaders that Indian Cricket ever produced 👑 pic.twitter.com/8YRBLG0cKi
— Waqar Afridi (@WakaAfridi) July 6, 2023
MS was a Very Very Good ODI Player. Many people ignore this but he played with an average above 50 in most of his ODI Career. Saved Indian team many times 👑
— Waqar Afridi (@WakaAfridi) July 6, 2023
Most successful captain with zero contribution
2 different trophies without contribution
5 time ipl without contribution
2 time clt without contributionthala the credit stealer 😍
— Ro-superhit🇮🇳 (@sachrohSachin06) July 6, 2023
Happy Birthday GOAT – Mahendra Singh Dhoni ❤️ pic.twitter.com/OP9O78DWXd
— Dhoni fan Subrata (@CricCrazySubs) July 6, 2023
Happy Birthday to one of the most successful and legendary Captains and players – India has produced
One and only MS Dhoni #MSDhoni𓃵 pic.twitter.com/fyT74sWhaV
— Dhruv (@being_ingenious) July 6, 2023
Happy birthday Dhoni 🥳🥳 pic.twitter.com/DohUgjYh39
— DhoniFanRoshan 🦁 (@ItsRoshan124) July 6, 2023
Happy birthday to the only captain who have won all icc trophies ❤️
The legend 🆒— Aakash Agarwal (@agarwalaakash16) July 6, 2023
Wish You A Very Very Happy Happy Birthday My Idolo 🫰
Thankyou For All of Those Unforgettable Memories ❤️#MSDhoni𓃵 #MSDhoni— Tradancy OG (@TradancyOG) July 6, 2023
Happy Birthday to you dear msd sir many many happy returns of the day 🎁 good bless you…
— Babai Mallick (@BabaiMa31132563) July 6, 2023
Proud to say that I love Dhoni as a person as much as him as an athlete 💛
— thetweetguy (@dalmia_ad) July 6, 2023
Best Wishes Mahi Bhai From All Viratians ❤️✨ pic.twitter.com/rTp9s7FeN9
— KOHLISM 🛡️ (@Virat18Stan) July 6, 2023
Happy Birthday dear mahi god of cricket
— @aizen_madara (@aizen_madara1) July 6, 2023
