Mahendra Singh Dhoni, one of India’s most successful captains, turned 37 on Saturday.
The Indian team’s senior-most player, Dhoni, also reached the coveted milestone of playing 500 international matches during the second T20 International against England, on Friday. In doing so, Dhoni became the third Indian after Sachin Tendulkar (664) and Rahul Dravid (509) to breach the 500 match barrier in International cricket.
Dhoni made his One day International (ODI) and Test debut in 2004 against Bangladesh and in 2005 against Sri Lanka, respectively. With a total of 9967 runs in ODIs, Dhoni is regarded among the best batsmen to represent India. He has played 90 Tests, 318 ODIs, 91 T20Is, and 295 matches in total, so far.
