Dhoni turns 38: Wishes pour in on social media

Celebrating his career, the ICC has paid tribute to Dhoni, applauding him for changing "the face of Indian cricket".

As Indian wicket-keeper batsman MS Dhoni celebrates his 38th birthday today, many Indian cricketers flooded the social-media with wishes for the veteran.
Celebrating his illustrious career, the ICC has paid tribute to Mahendra Singh Dhoni, applauding the World Cup winning captain for changing "the face of Indian cricket".
The ICC posted a video celebrating the Indian wicketkeeper-batsman's achievements.
"A name that changed the face of Indian cricket. A name inspiring millions across the globe. A name with an undeniable legacy, MS Dhoni - not just a name! #CWC19 | #TeamIndia," ICC wrote on its official Twitter handle.

?? A name that changed the face of Indian cricket
?? A name inspiring millions across the globe
?? A name with an undeniable legacy

MS Dhoni - not just a name! #CWC19 | #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/cDbBk5ZHkN
- ICC (@ICC) July 6, 2019

"4 World Cups, 4 Different Looks, Which one do you like the most? Take a pick #HappyBirthdayDhoni #TeamIndia," BCCI tweeted.

4 World Cups ????????
4 Different Looks ????
Which one do you like the most? Take a pick #HappyBirthdayDhoni ???? #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/74F7tCpfBw
- BCCI (@BCCI) July 6, 2019

Dhoni's wife Sakshi posted a picture of Dhoni with herself and their daughter Ziva and captioned the post as "Happy Bday".

 

 

 

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

Former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag called Dhoni a wonder in the cricketing world and wished him in his own unique way. "7 continents in the World, 7 days in a week, 7 colours in a rainbow, 7 basic musical notes
7 chakras in a human being, 7 pheras in marriage, 7 wonders of the world, the 7th day of the 7th month- Birthday of a wonder of the cricketing world # HappyBirthdayDhoni. May God Bless You," Sehwag tweeted.

7 continents in the World
7 days in a week
7 colours in a rainbow
7 basic musical notes
7 chakras in a human being
7 pheras in a marriage
7 wonders of the world

7 th day of 7th month- Birthday of a wonder of the cricketing world #HappyBirthdayDhoni . May God Bless You! pic.twitter.com/3Xq8ZUWx8p
- Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) July 7, 2019

"Happy birthday Mahi bhai.Thanks for always being there as a mentor as a brother as a friend. Have more success in life always @mahi7781," Indian wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant wrote on Twitter.

Happy birthday mahi bhai . Thank u for always being there as a mentor as a brother as a friend. Have more success in life always???? @msdhoni pic.twitter.com/X35YD12h9u
- Rishabh Pant (@RishabPant777) July 7, 2019

"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," all-rounder Hardik Pandya posted on Instagram.

 

 

 

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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 left to see the fail one ??
A post shared by Hardik Pandya (@hardikpandya93) on Jul 6, 2019 at 4:22pm PDT

Dhoni's team-mate Kedar Jadhav expressed his admiration and said words are not enough to express his love for the cricketer. Dhoni and Jadhav have had many memorable partnerships in the past and the duo seems to get along really well.
"Happy birthday @msdhoni (mahibhai) words are not enough to express my love for u, wish u all the success and happiness and health in life, God bless u always," Jadhav tweeted.

Happy birthday @msdhoni (mahibhai) ?? words are not enough to express my love for u ?? wish u all the success and happiness and health in life ?? God bless u always ?? pic.twitter.com/54g9Ac4FRH
- IamKedar (@JadhavKedar) July 7, 2019

"Wishing @msdhoni all the very best in life. Luck, Love and Success #HappyBirthdayDhoni," former Indian cricketer VVS Laxman tweeted.
"First played together in Bangladesh in 2004 & shortly saw him announce his arrival against Pak at Vizag when he scored 148, hasn't looked back since and the legend of MS Dhoni has only grown by the year. Wishing a once in a lifetime player and captain, #HappyBirthdayDhoni," former Indian cricketer Mohammad Kaif tweeted.

First played together in Bangladesh in 2004 & shortly saw him announce his arrival against Pak at Vizag when he scored 148, hasn't looked back since and the legend of MS Dhoni has only grown by the year. Wishing a once in a lifetime player and captain , #HappyBirthdayDhoni pic.twitter.com/nlPGj1Xord
- Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) July 7, 2019

"Wishing @msdhoni another fantastic year ahead," Indian women cricketer Mithali Raj tweeted.

"Happy Birthday Mahi Bhai! #InspirationToAll," Indian all-rounder Vijay Shankar tweeted.

Dhoni has won all major cricketing accolades that one can achieve during their playing stint. He is the only international captain to have won ICC 50-over World Cup, T20 World Cup and Champions Trophy.

Happy Birthday Mahi Bhai ! #InspirationToAll ???? pic.twitter.com/C85KY72PtW
- Vijay Shankar (@vijayshankar260) July 7, 2019

He even led India to the number one ranking in both Test and ODI formats.
He walked away with the Indian Premier League (IPL) title thrice with Chennai Super Kings. The player now hopes of winning another World Cup as the Indian team has progressed to the semi-finals of the ongoing tournament.
The team takes on New Zealand in the semi-final on July 9.