Captain Cool MS Dhoni turns 42 π
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From 2001 to 2003 as a Train Ticket Examiner (TTE) at Kharagpur Railway Station, South Eastern Railway in Midnapore
His big break at a cricket match came in Jamshedpur in 2003, as part of BCCI's small-town talent-hunt exercise
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Before taking to the willow, Dhoni was a goalkeeper for his school's football team. He tried his skill at badminton too
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Dhoni is the only player in history to win the International Cricket Council's (ICC) ODI Player of the Year award twiceβin 2008 and 2009
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Dhoni reportedly purchased his first bike for Rs 4,500. He is currently an owner of a multi-crore garage having vintage pieces & also latest models
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Dhoni's manager introduced Sakshi to him at a casual meeting at Taj Bengal. It was love at first sight. He first texted to her and now they are a happy couple
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MS Dhoni became the second cricket player after Kapil Dev to be conferred the honorary title of Lieutenant Colonel by The Indian Territorial Army on November 1, 2011
His childhood friend and former Jharkhand teammate, Santosh Lal, taught him the famous βhelicopter shotβ. This was shown in his biopic βMS Dhoni: The Untold Storyβ
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Dhoni made Team India proud, as βcaptain coolβ Indian captain, won the ODI World Cup after 28 years with a winning shot of sixer in the 2011 World Cup finals
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MSD gave Rohit Sharma the role as opening batsman before of the 2013 Champions Trophy
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Dhoni had Ishant Sharma bowl in the last over in the 2013 Champions Trophy final to capture the trophy
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Dhoni won all three ICC trophies - first T20 World Cup in 2007, ICC World Cup 2011, Champions Trophy 2013
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India could not win the 2016 T-20 World Cup, but Captain Cool demonstrated leadership in a one-run victory against Bangladesh in semifinals
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His latest victory if for Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2023 against Gujarat Titans
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Marking MS Dhoni's birthday, his fans have erected a 77-foot cut-out in Nandigama near Vijaywada, and a 55-foot cut-out in Hyderabad
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