MS Dhoni Birthday: MS Dhoni is celebrating his 44th birthday, celebrated by cutting a cake. Read the story of how he became a great finisher.

India's great cricketer and former captain, Mahendra Singh Dhoni is celebrating his 44th birthday today. Dhoni, the only captain in the world to win all three trophies of ICC's limited overs cricket tournament, celebrated his 44th birthday in a special way. Pictures of this have surfaced. He celebrated his birthday with his teammates of Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA) and cut the cake.

During this, Mahi looked very happy. Dhoni, one of India's greatest captains, has also been congratulated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Wishing, BCCI wrote, 'T20 World Cup, ODI World Cup, Champions Trophy... Happy Birthday to Dhoni. Former captain of India and one of the best players in the world to play this game.'

Won hearts with calm and brilliant captaincy

Dhoni needs no introduction in the world of cricket and is famous for his calm and brilliant captaincy skills on the field in his international and IPL days. On August 15, 2020, Dhoni announced his retirement from all formats of international cricket. Under Dhoni's leadership, India topped all formats. Under his captaincy, India topped the Test rankings for 18 months from December 2009. The team won the 50-over World Cup in 2011 and the T20 World Cup in 2007 under his captaincy.

Dhoni's journey is one of the most inspiring stories.

Dhoni has had one of the most inspiring journeys in the history of cricket. After working as a ticket collector at a railway station, he also became India's biggest trophy collector and captained the team to the ICC T20 World Cup 2007, ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, and ICC Champions Trophy 2013. He made his international debut in 2004 and made a name for himself as a power hitter. However, over time, he molded himself into a finisher. He was adept at batting aggressively at the time as well as adapting himself according to the situation.

Dhoni's international career

Dhoni, known as 'Thala' in Chennai Super Kings, played 98 T20s for India, scoring 1,617 runs at an average of 37.60 at a strike rate of 126.13. He has two half-centuries in this format. His best score is 56 runs. Talking about Tests, Dhoni played 90 matches, scoring 4,876 runs at an average of 38.09. He scored six centuries and 33 half-centuries with a best score of 224. He is the 14th-highest run-scorer for India in Tests. As a captain, he led India in 60 Test matches, out of which he won 27 matches, lost 18, and drew 15.

India created history under Dhoni's captaincy.

With a win percentage of 45 per cent, he is one of India's most successful captains in all eras. He led Team India to the number one ranking in the ICC Test rankings. He is also the only Indian captain to whitewash Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. He did so in the 2010-11 and 2012-13 series. While leading India in 72 T20 Internationals, he won 41 and lost 28, one was tied, while two failed to achieve a result. His win percentage is 56.94.

Dhoni is still playing in the IPL

With a win percentage of 45 percent, he is one of India's most successful captains in all eras. He led Team India to the number one ranking in the ICC Test rankings. He is also the only Indian captain to whitewash Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. He did so in the 2010-11 and 2012-13 series. While leading India in 72 T20 Internationals, he won 41 and lost 28, one was tied while two failed to achieve a result. His win percentage is 56.94.

Dhoni is still playing in the IPL.

Apart from guiding India to the ICC title, he has also led the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) franchise to glory in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and Champions League T20. He has led CSK to five IPL titles in 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, and 2023. Under Dhoni's captaincy, CSK won the Champions League T20 title in 2010 and 2014. Dhoni played for Rising Pune Supergiants when CSK was banned from 2016 to 2017. Dhoni has played 278 matches in the IPL. In these, he has scored 5,439 runs at an average of 38.30 and a strike rate of 137.45. He has also scored 24 half-centuries in the tournament. He also has 158 catches and 47 stumpings to his name.