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New Delhi: India’s limited overs cricket skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni celebrated his 35th birthday on Thursday, with many of his teammates and other prominent faces wishing him on social networking site, Twitter. From Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Anurag Thakur to his former teammates Virender Sehwag and V.V.S. Laxman to Bollywood actors Amitabh Bachchan to Shushant Singh Rajput, who is essaying Dhoni’s character in his biopic, Twitter was flooded with wishes for one of India’s best-known and greatest cricketers.
#HappyBirthday @msdhoni wish you a great day & 'tons' of success ! :-)
— Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) July 7, 2016
Sehwag wished the Ranchi stumper in his trademark witty style and called for declaring 7 July as ‘National Helicopter Day’.
Happy Birthday @msdhoni .
— Virrender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) July 7, 2016
May you keep doing Anhoni ko Honi.#NationalHelicopterDay pic.twitter.com/PGHp9M6gNT
The International Cricket Council’s (ICC) official handle read:
Happy Birthday to one of the greatest captains of all time, as well as an exceptional batsman and WK, @msdhoni! pic.twitter.com/rJj4i8Brds
— ICC (@ICC) July 7, 2016
BCCI also wished MS Dhoni through their official Twitter handle:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CAPTAIN @msdhoni here's wishing you loads of success and happiness #HappyBirthdayCaptainCool pic.twitter.com/oAn34NOXTM
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 7, 2016
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More ShortsSenior Bachchan wrote,
T 2309 - Happy birthday MS .. pic.twitter.com/Ccn2mujfQs
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) July 6, 2016
Rajput tweeted,
Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar also took to Twitter to wish MS Dhoni a great year ahead
Happy Birthday @msdhoni .. Have a wonderful and blessed year ahead!! pic.twitter.com/DfiwtYqB9l
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) July 7, 2016
Indian cricket team’s new coach Anil Kumble also shared his good wishes for Dhoni on Twitter
Many happy returns of the day @msdhoni! Wishing you the best of everything.
— Anil Kumble (@anilkumble1074) July 7, 2016
Suresh Raina, Dhoni’s team-mate for several years in the IPL side Chennai Super Kings, tweeted a video of MS Dhoni playing a flute while wishing him on his birthday
Happy Birthday @msdhoni! The more the candles the more the light that will shine in your life wish you all the best pic.twitter.com/uECxolq7ZX
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) July 7, 2016
Former Indian test batsman, VVS Laxman also joined several other Indian cricketers to wish Dhoni
Happy Birthday @msdhoni 🎂 🎉🎁
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) July 7, 2016
Ajinkya Rahane who will be the vice-captain for the upcoming West Indies tour also wished the wicket-keeper batsman
Wish you a very happy birthday mahi bhai @msdhoni God bless you.
— Ajinkya Rahane (@ajinkyarahane88) July 7, 2016
Other famous personalities from various walks of life poured in their wishes for the Indian one-day team captain
Wishing@msdhoni wishing u the very best birthday,,may God bless u.. pic.twitter.com/DNzNPkei2f
— Sreesanth (@sreesanth36) July 7, 2016
On his birthday Presenting the new poster of #NeerajPandey's #MSDhoniTheUntoldStory. Happy Birthday @msdhoni pic.twitter.com/9KkYKlOFXW
— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPKher) July 7, 2016
A note on @msdhoni here https://t.co/8BXbgT0RSw
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) July 7, 2016
35 birthday bumps for @msdhoni, unarguably among the greats of the game
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) July 7, 2016
Happy Birthday to @msdhoni, one of the finest cricket captains. Wish him the best for a very successful future.
— Praful Patel (@praful_patel) July 7, 2016
#SuperMachans, join us in wishing our inspirational leader, @msdhoni, a memorable birthday #HappyBirthdayDhoni (1/2) pic.twitter.com/bjuYonk9RQ
— Chennaiyin F.C. (@ChennaiyinFC) July 7, 2016
The #HeroISL family wishes @ChennaiyinFC's co-owner, @msdhoni, the best on his birthday today! #LetsFootball pic.twitter.com/6sWPdo9Fin
— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) July 7, 2016
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