On Monday, July 7, former India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni turned 44, and much like his style, he did it all in a small and personal event with close friends and family members in his Ranchi home. A clip of the great cricketer cutting a cake and having some light moments with his close ones became really viral on social media. In such an informal attire of a sleeveless T-shirt, Dhoni was also seen smiling and laughing, reflecting the same composed and humble character he has always been known to be.
Dhoni had made his celebrations abstract, but fans in the nation made sure that he did not go without his birthday being celebrated. In places such as Vijayawada frothy enthusiasts have set up huge cutouts of the cricketing idol in the city that would easily remind one of the kind of fanfare normally associated with South Indian film stars. A large number of people waved Chennai Super Kings (CSK) flags and had Dhoni posters in traditional South Indian dressing, which is an indication of his uncompromised identification with the CSK franchise since the inception of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2008.
Even after he quit international cricket five years ago, that has not reflected in the role Dhoni plays in the game. His final match was in the IPL 2025 season ( As the captain of CSK ). Same as it happened at the end of the table, his level-headed captaincy still kept inspiring fans and other players. In the post-season, Dhoni said that it would take him five to six months to make his decision about his future with CSK, which left fans in the hope that one more season might be granted to them.
In an outstanding international career of 538 matches, Dhoni went on to score 17,266 runs and dismiss 829. In ODIs alone, his runs stood at 10,773 runs at an average of 50.57 with 10 hundreds and 73 fifties. His legendary 200 not out against Sri Lanka is considered as one of the most exuberant innings of all time in the history of cricket as it marks the persona of a real match-winner.
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