Former Indian skipper MS Dhoni is celebrating his 41st birthday today (July 7). Social media is flooding with wishes for the World Cup-winning captain, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest cricketers to have emerged from India.
Amid all the birthday greetings, it was veteran India batter Virat Kohli’s wish that caught everyone’s attention.
Taking to Instagram, Kohli shared a little clip, showing his memorable moments with Dhoni while playing for India and against each other in the IPL.
“A leader like no other. Thanks for everything you have done for Indian cricket. You became more like an elder brother for me. Nothing but love and respect always. Happy birthday skip @mahi7781,” Kohli wrote in the caption.
MS Dhoni’s achievement as a cricketer is surreal, to say the least. He represented India in 90 Tests, 350 ODIs and 98 T20Is, aggregating over 17,000 runs and affecting more than 800 dismissals with the gloves in his international career.
In particular, Dhoni etched his name in the history books as one of India’s finest leaders. He is the only skipper in the history of cricket to have won all three ICC trophies – 2007 World T20, 2011 Cricket World Cup and 2013 Champions Trophy. He also led India to the pinnacle in Test cricket.
