Virender Sehwag was part of 2007 T20 World Cup and 2011 World Cup winning sides under MS Dhoni.
Former India opener Virender Sehwag wished ex-India captain MS Dhoni on his 40th birthday. Sehwag posted a series of tweets while wishing Dhoni on his special day.
Sehwag's initial tweet was about the meaning of 'Mahendra' and he connected it with Dhoni's power hitting. The meaning of Mahendra is the God of the sky and he wrote that Dhoni used to please the sky with his big-hitting.
The 42-year-old, who has played under the leadership of Dhoni and was part of the 2007 T20 World Cup & 2011 World Cup-winning sides, called Dhoni 'once in a generation player' in his post.
“Mahendra - meaning Lord of the Sky. Certainly pleased the skies with his big-hitting when he bust onto the scene and then by earning the love of so many people on earth pleased the earth as well. Once in a generation player, #HappyBirthdayMSDhoni,” he tweeted.
Sehwag added his birthday wishes from 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 in the thread. He had wished Dhoni in his own unique style and fans loved to go through them.