Former Indian cricket captain MS Dhoni is celebrating his birthday today. Although he retired from international cricket almost four years ago, Dhoni’s popularity has remained the same. As MSD has turned 43, here are 7 reasons why Dhoni is regarded as one of the greatest leaders in the world of cricket.
MS Dhoni “Captain Cool “
Mahendra Singh Dhoni has won every ICC tournament, including the 2007 T20 World Cup and the 2011 One Day International World Cup, followed by the Champions Trophy in 2013. India’s most accomplished captain and Elusive cricketer and India’s most successful Indian Cricket Captain.
The 2007 ICC T20 World Cup
In the 2007 Twenty20 World Cup finals, MS Dhoni-led a new Men in a Blue team to victory over Pakistan. This historic victory made Dhoni a visionary leader and sparked interest in T20 cricket in India. Pakistan needed 13 runs in the final over, making the contest suspenseful. Dhoni deserves praise for his well-deserved composure and steady decision-making during this exciting time, which was crucial to India’s victory.
2011 Cricket World Cup
India’s first World Cup in 28 years Dhoni guided his team to the 2011 Cricket World Cup final despite facing some batting difficulties during the competition. In the final match against Sri Lanka, Dhoni, who had advanced past Player of the Tournament winner Yuvraj Singh, teamed up with Gautam Gambhir to chase a target of 275 and lead India to their first World Cup victory since 1983. But Dhoni made headlines with his 91*, which featured a game-winning six, as he was voted Player of the Final on a momentous day for his nation.
2013 ICC Champions Trophy
Carrying India to the ICC triple crown Dhoni became the first and only captain in international cricket history to win all three main ICC trophies with his victory in the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy. In India’s final victory over England, despite getting dismissed for a duck, Dhoni made a crucial contribution with his knowledge of the game, which was hindered by the rain, helping India defend a modest 129-7.
Greatest Moments from the Men’s #T20WorldCup
Bangladesh attempted to make the last ball of the over to score the remaining runs, but Dhoni dashed to the stumps and got rid of the wickets before Mustafizur Rahman could reach the end.
The most successful Indian captain in Test Match
MS Dhoni played 90 test matches and 60 matches as captain. He scored 4876 runs at an average of 38.09 with 6 centuries and 33 fifties. Dhoni’s score of 224 against Australia in Chennai was the highest individual score by an Indian batsman. As captain, he won 27 games in 60 games.
The most successful captain in the IPL
Ms Dhoni is the most successful captain in the history of the Indian Premier League. Both Dhoni and Rohit Sharma have five IPL trophies as captains.MSD has an amazing record in the IPL, taking Chennai Super Kings to 10 finals in the first 14 seasons. Dhoni is the player who has won the most IPL matches as the captain of an IPL team. Dhoni has captained the team 226 times in the IPL and won 133 matches.