Happy Birthday: Twitter Raises A Toast As MS Dhoni Turns 42

Despite not getting a wholesome start to his international career, Dhoni ended up making  10773 ODI runs at 50.57, courtesy of 10 centuries and 73 half-centuries. 

MS Dhoni of Chennai Super Kings looks on during the IPL match between Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings at Sawai Mansingh Stadium.

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Legendary cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni is celebrating his 42nd birthday on Friday and wishes are pouring in for the former India skipper, fondly called ‘Captain Cool’. Dhoni has a huge fan base across the globe and on his 42nd birthday, fans have flooded Twitter with their sweet wishes. The Ranchi-based player is the only skipper in cricket's history to have won all three ICC titles including the ODI World Cup, the T20 World Cup, and the Champions Trophy. Apart from that, he has also guided Chennai Super Kings to five IPL titles as well.

Happy birthday to my big brother @msdhoni ! 🎉 From sharing the pitch to sharing our dreams, the bond that we've created is unbreakable. Your strength, both as a leader and as a friend, has been my guiding light. May the year ahead bring you joy, success, and good health. Keep… pic.twitter.com/0RJXCKEz7B

— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) July 6, 2023

Your helicopter shots,
Swift stumping on dots
Always made the game a treat to watch,
And made opponent's hopes go botch.

Happiest birthday @msdhoni bhai 🤗 pic.twitter.com/j914fmoTSx

— Mayank Agarwal (@mayankcricket) July 7, 2023

52ft massive cutout of MS Dhoni is placed at Hyderabad, Telangana. ❤️

The Celebration begins 🥁💥@MSDhoni #MSDhoni #WhistlePodu pic.twitter.com/Gnb7gP18UR

— DHONIsm™ ❤️ (@DHONIism) July 6, 2023

The legacy of MS Dhoni.

The GOAT of world cricket! pic.twitter.com/K29df1p1fs

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) July 6, 2023

🐐🇮🇳 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗚𝗢𝗔𝗧! Thank you for everything 𝘾𝘼𝙋𝙏𝘼𝙄𝙉 𝘾𝙊𝙊𝙇 - wishing you a very happy birthday, 𝘛𝘏𝘈𝘓𝘈.

❤️ MS Dhoni's Bharat Army Forever!

📷 Getty • #MSDhoni #HappyBirthday #TeamIndia #BharatArmy pic.twitter.com/VyVZAz7Mn0

— The Bharat Army (@thebharatarmy) July 6, 2023

The clock strikes 12 as we step into THALA's birthday in style! BRING ON THE BIRTHDAY WHISTLES! 🦁🥳#CelebratingThala #WhistlePodu #Yellove 💛 @msdhoni pic.twitter.com/rvb3dtoUzo

— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) July 6, 2023

"𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 0000 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴, 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘣𝘰𝘺" pic.twitter.com/vQpl9NyrQU

— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) July 6, 2023

The man who changed the history of Indian cricket as a leader, heartbeat of Chennai Super Kings, started a new chapter as a finisher & as a wicket-keeper batter in India, only captain to win all the ICC tournaments in the history of cricket.#HappyBirthdayDhoni pic.twitter.com/bguvysgmpp

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) July 6, 2023

Back in 2004 against Bangladesh, Dhoni made his ODI debut and got out on a golden duck. Despite not getting a wholesome start to his international career, Dhoni ended up making  10773 ODI runs at 50.57, courtesy of 10 centuries and 73 half-centuries.  His highest ODI score of unbeaten 183 runs came against Sri Lanka in Jaipur which also happens to be the highest score by a wicket-keeper in the history of 50-over cricket. Before announcing his retirement from Test cricket in 2014, he scored 4876 test runs, courtesy of six centuries. He also has 829 dismissals as a wicket-keeper under his belt, which is the 3rd highest after Mark Boucher and Adam Gilchrist.