In India there are two places where caste, creed, and religion don't matter, one is a movie theatre and another one is a cricket stadium. No one cares about the other's region and language in these two places. That is the reason Stars and Cricketers are considered Heroes and millions draw inspiration from them. Mahendra Singh Dhoni - is one of those rare personalities who rise from nobody to the most successful wicketkeeper captain in world cricket. One of the most successful captains Indian cricket.
Sachin Tendulkar was considered the god of cricket, he made cricket a religion in India. Dhoni who hails from a small town is not a gifted player. He made the best out of himself and gave hope and dare to dream to reach that level for everyone. He became a ticket collector at Railways for two years but didn't compromise. He came back to play domestic cricket. After gaining attention for his power hitting in the lower order, Dhoni played his first ODI in Indian Cricket Team against Bangladesh.
Then he became Captain for the first T20 world cup and he won the title. This gave confidence to him and subsequently made him a captain for all formats. Dhoni is the first cricketer to be a winning captain of all three major ICC trophies, as under his captaincy, India won the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, the 2011 Cricket World Cup, and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy, the most by any captain. He also led India to victory in the 2010 and 2016 Asia Cup. Additionally, under his leadership, India won the 2010 and 2011 ICC Test Mace and 2013 ICC ODI Championship.
He is the captain for Chennai Super Kings in IPL since it's first season. He took his team 10 times to final and won the championship 5 times. Dhoni received India's highest sports honour, the Major Dhyanchand Khel Ratna Award in 2008 for his outstanding achievements and the Government of India honoured him India's fourth civilian award Padma Shri in 2009 and third civilian award Padma Bhushan in 2018. He is the only cricket captain in the world to win all three of the Cricket World Cup, ICC Men's T20 World Cup and ICC Champions Trophy.
On 15 August 2020, Dhoni retired from all formats of international cricket and continues to play in the IPL. Still he draws crowds to the stadium and displays his exemplary captain skills which resulted in CSK winning trophies.
CineJosh wish the Legendary Cricketer, MS Dhoni a very happy birthday and a happy healthy peaceful life ahead.