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Mahendra Singh Dhoni turned 37 on Saturday and as expected, his current and former teammates have adorable wishes for the former Team India
One wish that stand out is from Dhoni's India and Chennai Super Kings teammate Suresh Raina, who wrote that the wicket-keeper batsman is a
legend and his birthday is a 'blessed day' for the country
"Walking out of your 500th international match gracefully walking into the blessed day of India, when a legend like you was born! Wish
you a very Happy Birthday brother @msdhoni You have been my inspiration will always be! I cherish all our good times!
#HappyBirthdayMSDhoni," posted Raina, alongwith an adorable picture. Later, Raina also posted a picture with Dhoni wishing him 'Happy
He tweeted, "Happy birthday to the legend @msdhoni
There can be nobody like you."Jasprit Bumrah also posted a birthday wish for MS Dhoni
He wrote, "Happy Birthday Mahi Bhai! May your birthday be as wonderful as you are! Have a great one! @msdhoni "On the eve of his 37th
birthday, when Dhoni came out to bat in the second T20I against England in Cardiff, he became the third Indian cricketer to play 500
The two other Indian players to have achieved the feat are Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid with 664 games and 509 matches
respectively. Dhoni made his India debut back in 2004 in an ODI against Bangladesh and has played 318 matches since then
The right-handed batsman has accumulated 9967 runs in the ODIs so far
Famous for his lightening glovework, he has taken 297 catches and has been involved in 107 stumpings
While Dhoni is still a part of the limited overs side, he retired from the longest format of the game in 2014.Dhoni is also the only captain
in the history of cricket to win three ICC trophies
India first lifted the inaugural World T20 in 2007 under his captaincy and then won the ICC World Cup 2011
India followed the 2011 World Cup win with a victorious triumph in 2013 Champions Trophy
Dhoni stepped down as limited-overs captain in January 2017.
