Former skipper Dhoni to receive Padma Bhushan from President today
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Former Indian skipper MS Dhoni is set to receive the Padma Bhushan award from the President of India on Monday in the capital. MS Dhoni, along with illustrious billiards player Pankaj Advani, are amongst the sportsmen to be felicitated at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. On March 20, 2018, the first batch of Padma awards were conferred to the recipients.
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Biggest personalities to attend the function
A dinner ceremony was hosted by Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday for 41 prominent people. Monday's event sees the ruling party big shots attending the event that includes PM Narendra Modi. A total of 9 Padma Bhushan awards are to be given.
King MSD
Dhoni's achievements in the game
MS Dhoni is the most successful Indian captain till date. He is the only skipper to win the illustrious ICC Cricket World Cup, World Twenty20 and the Champions Trophy. The legendary player also took India to new heights and got them to number one in the ICC Test rankings in 2009. He boasts of a plethora of individual records and is widely respected worldwide.
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MS Dhoni's fact box makes one admire him
MS Dhoni is just 33 runs away to register 10,000 runs in ODI cricket. He is in line to become only the fourth Indian batsman to reach the milestone. Dhoni also has 102 fifties across all three formats of the game.
On this day
April 2, a lucky day for MS Dhoni
On this day in 2011, MS Dhoni won India the 2011 ICC World Cup. His side ended a 28-year-old wait to lift the coveted trophy. Dhoni played like a gem in the final when he struck an unbeaten 91 runs and capped off the chase against Sri Lanka with a mammoth six. India won the 275-run chase with 10 balls to spare.