MS Dhoni celebrates his birthday; 10 lesser known facts about 'captain cool'

MS Dhoni will celebrate his birthday on July 7 as the former Indian captain will turn 38. Here are some interesting facts about the coolest player the game of cricket has ever seen.

1. Dhoni is only the third cricketer to play 500 international matches for India after Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid.

2. Dhoni is the only cricketer to feature in nine Indian Premier League finals and has won the tournament thrice with Chennai Super Kings. Dhoni is the only captain to defend the IPL title in 2011.

3. A girl in Ranchi chased MS Dhoni’s Hummer in her scooty and clicked a selfie with the superstar at the airport.

4. Dhoni was a huge fan of actor John Abraham and had long hair just like him. Dhoni cut his hair short after John Abraham did it. Abraham was among the few celebrities present at MS Dhoni's wedding.

5. Dhoni is the third captain in world cricket to win more than 100 ODI matches after Australia's Ricky Ponting and Allan Border.

6. Dhoni’s signature ‘Helicopter shot’ was taught to him by his friend Santosh Lal during a tennis-ball tournament in Ranchi.

7. Dhoni is the only one to own a super exclusive bike Confederate Hellcat X132 in entire South East Asia.

8. Dhoni is the most successful Test, ODI and T20I captain India has ever seen. Dhoni broke Sourav Ganguly’s record of 21 Test wins as a captain. He has 27, 110, 41 Test, ODI and T20I win respectively.

9. Dhoni once said that his wife Sakshi is the third most important in his life after country and his parents.

10. Dhoni is the only player in the world to win all three major ICC trophies as a captain.

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