MS Dhoni made his India debut in 2004 against Bangladesh in an ODI.
The Jharkhand-born cricketer has had an impressive career which started with a duck against Bangladesh in an ODI in 2004.
He has scored over 4,800 runs in 90 Tests and over 10,700 runs in 350 ODIs. He has a total of 16 centuries to his name in international career and averages over 50 in ODI cricket. Add over 1,600 runs in 98 T20I matches and you have the perfect cricketer any team wants.
Apart from his exploits with the bat, Dhoni also has 829 dismissals with the gloves behind the stumps with a record 123 stumpings in ODI cricket.
Indian cricketer fraternity wishes three-time ICC trophy winner MS Dhoni a happy 39th birthday
Dhoni is widely regarded as perhaps the greatest finisher in limited-overs international cricket and led the Indian team to their first-ever no.1 rankings in Tests. Apart from the ICC trophy wins, he led the team to multiple tri-series victories as well, including the Men in Blue’s only such win in Australia in 2007-08.
Today, as he enjoys the twilight of his illustrious career and with his fans and even teammates wishing for a final return to the arena, His Team India mates sent across wishes on Twitter on his 39th birthday.
Here are some of them: