Dhoni celebrated his 44th birthday with friends in Ranchi

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who won 3 ICC trophies for Team India under his captaincy, celebrated his 44th birthday on Monday. A video is going viral on social media, in which Dhoni is seen taking permission from friends before cutting the cake.

Dhoni celebrated his birthday with close friends at his farmhouse in Ranchi. It is seen in the video that as soon as the cake is brought, Dhoni smilingly asks, should I cut it? To this, a friend standing there replied 'yes'. After this Dhoni fed cake to all his friends.

The only Indian captain to win three ICC trophies

Dhoni is the only Indian captain till date who has won three ICC trophies for India, 2007 T20 World Cup, 2011 ODI World Cup and 2013 Champions Trophy. Under his leadership, India also became the number-1 team in Tests. The World Test Championship started after his retirement. He retired from Tests in 2014 and from international cricket on 15 August 2020, but is still playing in the IPL.

Those 5 decisions of Dhoni, due to which Dhoni was called Captain Cool

2007: Joginder was given the last over The 2007 T20 World Cup final was being played against Pakistan. Pakistan needed 13 runs in the last over. In such a situation, Dhoni gave the last over to the less experienced bowler Joginder Sharma and he won the match.

2011: Batting order changed in the World Cup final When India was in trouble in the World Cup final against Sri Lanka, Dhoni himself decided to bat before the in-form Yuvraj Singh. He scored an unbeaten 91 runs and made India win the World Cup after 28 years

2012: Lost the Test series 4-0, remained calm on sharp questions of the media In India's 2012 tour of Australia, India lost 4-0, but Dhoni neither cursed the team nor showed anger in the press conference. He remained calm on the journalist's question and said that learning is important.

2016: Won against Bangladesh by runout In the 2016 T20 World Cup, Bangladesh needed 2 runs on the last ball. Dhoni took off his gloves and ran for the runout himself and won the match.

2018: Made Chennai Super Kings champion after comeback CSK team returned after a 2-year ban, everyone called the team 'Dad's Army'. But Dhoni handled the team with a very cool mind and experience.

Captained in 200 matches in ODIs

Dhoni has captained 200 matches in ODIs. In which he won 110. While he had to face defeat in 74 matches. ​​​​​​Dhoni won the ODI World Cup for India in 2011. In 2013, Dhoni won the ICC Champions Trophy under the captaincy of India.

Won the first T20 World Cup

Dhoni won the first T20 World Cup in 2007 by defeating Pakistan in the final. Dhoni played 98 matches in T20 International. In this, he scored 1617 runs at an average of 37.60 and a strike rate of 126.13. As a captain, he got 41 wins in 72 T20 matches.

Recorded 27 wins in Test cricket

Dhoni also captained brilliantly in Test cricket. He scored 4,876 runs in 90 Tests. During this, Dhoni also has 6 centuries and 33 half-centuries to his name. He captained India in 60 Test matches, in which he won 27. Dhoni made India number-1 in the ICC Test rankings. Also defeated Australia 4-0 twice.

Dhoni is still playing in IPL

Dhoni has retired from the international format but he is playing in the IPL. Dhoni, who led Chennai Super Kings to victory in the IPL 5 times, also captained the 2025 season. He scored 5,439 runs in 278 matches. Also scored 24 half-centuries.

Inducted into the Hall of Fame by ICC

On June 10, MS Dhoni was inducted into the Hall of Fame by the ICC. He became the 11th Indian player to receive this honor. Reacting to this, Dhoni said- 'It is a great honor to be named in the ICC Hall of Fame. It is a matter of pride for me to see my name in the list of legendary players from all over the world. I will always cherish this moment.'