M S Dhoni, the captain of the Indian Cricket team in turns 32 today. M S Dhoni was born on the 7th of July 1981. The CricBol.com team wishes the Greatest ever Indian Captain a Happy Birthday. We also wish him faster recovery from his current injury. This is a special occasion for all MSD fans around the world and especially his Indian fans. He has taken Indian cricket to great heights and have achieved what no previous captain was able to achieve. He has made India the champions in all formats of the game.
Not being a born cricketer like many of the geniuses in cricketing history, M S Dhoni was a football player in Ranchi, the capital of the Indtian state of Jharkhand. He was the goal keeper of his team and was discovered as a good prospect for wicket keeping in cricket while he was doing his job on the football field. That moment was the deciding factor for the Indian cricket that was to come in the coming years. MSD debuted with the Indian team in 2004 and played against Bangladesh in his first match. He was soon to become the captain of the Indian t20 team and bring glory to the country by winning the first edition of the ICC T20 World Cup in 2007.
He did not look back after that. India became the number one Test side under his captaincy. Dhoni has brought many laurels to Indian cricket, the biggest being the world championship during the 2011 ICC World Cup. India recently won the ICC Champions trophy 2013 under his captaincy. This made India the Champions of the world cricket in all formats of the game.
Happy Birthday Dhoni
Here are a few memorable moments of M S Dhoni’s career captured in videos
M S Dhoni takes his first wicket in first class cricket against West Indies