MS Dhoni's Birthday Declared 'National Helicopter Day' by Virender Sehwag
Mahendra Singh Dhoni turned 35 on Thursday. His long-time teammate Virender Sehwag wrote on social media that the Indian limited overs captain's birthday should be named 'National Helicopter Day' in honour of his trademark shot
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Mahendra Singh Dhoni turned 35 on Thursday
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Sehwag said MSD's birthday should be called 'National Helicopter Day'
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He was referring to the Indian captain's trademark 'helicopter shot'
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India's limited overs skipper, turned 35 on Thursday as the cricket fraternity, from BCCI president Anurag Thakur to his former and current teammates, wished him luck.
Besides former colleagues Virender Sehwag and VVS Laxman among others, Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan too wished the veteran on his special day.
#HappyBirthday @msdhoni wish you a great day & 'tons' of success ! :-)
- Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) July 7, 2016
Sehwag wished the Ranchi stumper in his trademark witty style and called for declaring July 7 as 'National Helicopter Day' - referring to Jharkhand dasher's 'helicopter shot'.
Happy Birthday @msdhoni .
- Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) July 7, 2016
May you keep doing Anhoni ko Honi.#NationalHelicopterDay pic.twitter.com/PGHp9M6gNT
The International Cricket Council's (ICC) official handle read:
Happy Birthday to one of the greatest captains of all time, as well as an exceptional batsman and WK, @msdhoni! pic.twitter.com/rJj4i8Brds
- ICC (@ICC) July 7, 2016
Senior Bachchan wrote:
T 2309 - Happy birthday MS .. pic.twitter.com/Ccn2mujfQs
- Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) July 6, 2016
Virat Kohli also wished his captain:
Happy Birthday @msdhoni Bhai! Have an amazing day and year ahead. Wish you happiness & good health always. God Bless :)
- Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) July 7, 2016
Sachin Tendulkar also wished Dhoni, under whom he won the 2011 World Cup.
Happy Birthday @msdhoni .. Have a wonderful and blessed year ahead!! pic.twitter.com/DfiwtYqB9l
- sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) July 7, 2016
Happy Birthday @msdhoni! The more the candles the more the light that will shine in your life wish you all the best pic.twitter.com/uECxolq7ZX
- Suresh Raina (@ImRaina) July 7, 2016
Vice-captain of Indian Test team @ajinkyarahane88 wishes @msdhoni a very happy birthday from St. Kitts. pic.twitter.com/eObv7KHWtf
- BCCI (@BCCI) July 7, 2016
Dhoni is the only Indian captain to have led his side to all three major ICC tournaments. From winning the maiden T20 World Cup in 2007 on his captaincy debut to leading India to a World Cup victory on home soil and helping India maintain the top spot in the Test rankings, he is the most successful Indian captain. In 2013 Dhoni also became the only Indian captain to win the Champions Trophy.
Dhoni has scored 8918 runs from 278 ODIs that he has played so far at a strike rate of 89.27.
Under Dhoni's captaincy, India remained the number one Test team for 18 months from December 2009. He has scored 4876 runs in 90 Test matches that includes 9 centuries and 33 fifties.