Happy Birthday Dhoni: 'Captain Cool' turns 38

India’s most successful captain across all formats might have relieved himself off the captaincy burden, but he remains a crowd favorite even today.

Once in a generation cricketer MS Dhoni kick-started his birthday celebrations by putting his might behind the first four Sri Lankan dismissals at Headingley, Saturday. The India former captain now has 96 dismissals in ODIs against Sri Lanka; the next best-placed keeper on that list is Mark Boucher with 55. Dhoni, the man who changed the face of the Indian Cricket inspires millions across the globe with an undeniable legacy in cricket. The ever humble and magnanimous ‘captain cool’ turned 38 on Sunday.

India’s most successful captain across all formats might have relieved himself off the captaincy burden, but he remains a crowd favorite even today.

Fans and well wishers showered their blessings on one of the best captains in the history of  Indian cricket.

#HappyBirthdayDhoni and #Mahi are the two top trends on Twitter and also, it's flooded with pictures of Dhoni. Post India's win against the Lankan Lions in the ongoing tournament, Dhoni's birthday celebrations kickstarted with his wife Sakshi, daughter Ziva, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant and other friends. Sakshi Dhoni shared pictures in which Dhoni's face has been smeared with cake. In another post, Dhoni can be seen cutting cakes with Ziva.

 

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A post shared by Sakshi Singh Dhoni (@sakshisingh_r) on Jul 6, 2019 at 5:56pm PDT

 

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Happy Bday ❤️

A post shared by Sakshi Singh Dhoni (@sakshisingh_r) on Jul 6, 2019 at 4:18pm PDT

 

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Happy Bday boy !

A post shared by Sakshi Singh Dhoni (@sakshisingh_r) on Jul 6, 2019 at 4:10pm PDT

Hardik Pandya wrote, "Happy birthday, Mahi bhai! Every day spent with you is a chance to learn and grow. Thank you for being one of the biggest role models in my life. Swipe right to see the fail one."

 

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Happy birthday Mahi bhai! Everyday spent with you is a chance to learn and grow. Thank you for being one of the biggest role models in my life ❤🚁 Swipe right to see the fail one 😂

A post shared by Hardik Pandya (@hardikpandya93) on Jul 6, 2019 at 4:22pm PDT

"Happy birthday, Mahi bhai. Thank you for always being there as a mentor as a brother as a friend. Have more success in life always," read Rishabh Pant's caption for Dhoni.

 

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Happy birthday mahi bhai .Thanku for always being there as a mentor as a brother as a friend . Have more success in life always 🤗🤗 @mahi7781

A post shared by Rishabh Pant (@rishabpant) on Jul 6, 2019 at 4:27pm PDT

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