Raina, Jadeja, Hardik Pandya send birthday greetings to MS Dhoni as Thala turns 42

Dubbed by many as the greatest Indian captain, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, fondly known as MS Dhoni, turned 42 on Friday, July 7. Having lately tasted success in the 16th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) with Chennai Super Kings, winning the title for the joint-most fifth time, his teammates, best friend and even colleagues took to social media to send birthday greetings to the legend himself. 

From Suresh Raina and Ravindra Jadeja to some of the young guns, Dhoni received ample love and best wishes from all quarters. 

To date the only captain to win all white-ball ICC trophies, including the T20 World Cup (2007), 50-over World Cup (2011) and the Champions Trophy (2013), Dhoni is regarded among the game’s finest strategists and perhaps one of the best wicketkeepers of all time.

From being the ultimate finisher that he was, having won a plethora of games on his own for both India and his IPL franchises, CSK and Rising Pune Supergiant, in the past, Dhoni’s ability to produce a stumping in a fraction of seconds gave him the name of ‘the quickest man in the east’.

Other than winning three ICC titles as an Indian captain, Dhoni also clinched two Asia Cup trophies (2010, 2016) and was also the first Indian captain to win the ODI series in Australia (2008). 

As it often unfolds in life, he has had many low moments as a captain throughout his career, Dhoni’s ability to rise from the ashes and deliver with what is at his disposal separated him from the rest.

On his birthday, some of Dhoni’s closes pals on and off the field, including Raina and Jadeja, sent him greetings on social media; several budding youngsters like Tilak Varma, who received his maiden India call-up for the upcoming West Indies series, also tweeted for the veteran skipper.

On MS Dhoni’s 42nd birthday, let’s look at some of the tweets –

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