New Delhi: Former Indian cricket team captain and current wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is celebrating his 38th birthday today. On this day, he was born in Ranchi in the year 1981. Dhoni has the most important and special contribution to the history of Indian cricket and world cricket. Let's know today, on his birthday, Let's know some special things related to him.

- In 1998, Dhoni was a part of the Bihar Under-19 cricket team and his team lost against Punjab, but his performance was appreciated and on the basis of this, he was included in the Bihar Ranji team. During this time, he also got the job of ticket collector on the railways and was posted at Kharagpur railway station. He did this job from 2001 to 2003 to help his family.  

- Dhoni also holds a place in the all-time successful Indian captain. He has broken many records in his cricketing career. He has also been called India's most successful captain, above Sourav Ganguly, by winning 22 Tests. Sourav has also called him India's most successful captain.  

- Dhoni is also a huge fan of bikes, SUVs and dogs. According to the information, Dhoni has 23 bikes. From Harley Davidson to Ducati it is involved.  

- Dhoni's name has also appeared in the list of highest-paid cricketers in the world, in 2012, Forbes magazine named Dhoni as the richest cricketer.

- In the world of cricket, one shot of Dhoni is quite famous, which is called a helicopter shot. He strikes the ball that falls near the foot in a different way, like the wings of a helicopter, he rotates his bat during this time.  

- The special thing is that under Dhoni's captaincy, India won the 2007 T20 World Cup, the 2011 ODI World Cup and the Champions Trophy in 2013.

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