As former Indian cricket captain MS Dhoni celebrated his 42nd birthday on July 7, he received warm wishes from his current and former teammates as well as other cricketers. Although he retired from international cricket in 2020, Dhoni continues to feature in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Most recently, he led Chennai Super Kings to their fifth IPL title after defeating Gujarat Titans in the final. Dhoni expressed his gratitude towards his loyal fans while promising to return to the IPL next year.
Social media, especially Twitter, was flooded with messages for Dhoni as fans and cricket experts shared their memories with the former skipper. However, two days after his birthday, former Indian pacer S Sreesanth shared a video clip on his official Instagram handle. The clip shows Sreesanth getting Dhoni out in an IPL match between Kings XI Punjab and CSK. Unfortunately for Sreesanth, the move backfired as Indian cricket fans trolled him for sharing an unflattering clip. Dhoni’s fans specifically targeted Sreesanth for his choice of content.
Interestingly, Sreesanth had shared the same video clip last year to wish Dhoni on his birthday, making his sudden post quite unexpected.
Sreesanth was part of the IPL commentary team earlier this year, where he spoke highly of Dhoni and recalled his days playing with him. Hence, the negative response to his recent post came as a surprise to many.
Throughout his career, MS Dhoni achieved impressive records. He scored 4,876 runs in Tests, 10,773 runs in ODIs and 1,617 runs in T20Is. In IPL, he has scored 5,082 runs and has joined the elite group of batsmen to have scored more than 5,000 runs in the tournament. Dhoni has the distinction of being the last Indian captain to win an ICC title. Under his leadership, India won the T20 World Cup in 2007, the ODI World Cup in 2011 and the Champions Trophy in 2013. Since then, the Indian team has been striving to claim their next ICC title.
As MS Dhoni celebrates another year of his life, his contribution to Indian cricket and his legacy as a captain and player is being celebrated and cherished.