Hyderabad: One of the greatest Indian cricketers ever, Mahendra Singh Dhoni turned 39 on Tuesday, July 7. The former India skipper has won all cricketing accolades and has led the Men in Blue to triumph at the 2007 T20 World Cup, 2011 ODI World Cup, and Champions Trophy in 2013.
Meanwhile, cricket fraternity and numerous fans took to social media to extend birthday wishes to the wicketkeeper-batsman who is the first and only captain to lift all the three ICC trophies.
Here are some of the wishes:
Meanwhile, cricket fanatics in India are eagerly waiting for the return of Dhoni, who took a sabbatical from cricket after the 2019 World Cup loss to New Zealand and hasn’t played a game of competitive cricket in almost a year.
Dhoni was supposed to lead Chennai Super Kings in the 13th season of the Indian Premier League, which was was slated to commence from March 29, however, the Covid-19 pandemic halted those plans. IPL has been postponed indefinitely by the BCCI and Dhoni is still believed to be keeping himself fit for the cricket extravaganza.
Also, earlier this year, Dhoni was dropped from the BCCI's list of centrally contracted players. He was in the A category, which fetches a player Rs 5 crore, until last year.
