NEW DELHI: '7th July' is a special day for the cricket fans in India as they celebrated their beloved 'Captain Cool' Mahendra Singh Dhoni's birthday on the day. As Dhoni turns 42 on Friday, wishes poured in from leading cricketers from across the world along with millions of fans on the social media.
One of the most unique wishes to Dhoni came from none other than Ravichandran Aswhin, who is known for his straightforward social media posts. Ashwin who started his international and IPL career under Dhoni's leadership sent out a birthday wish for 'Mahi bhai' with a 'disclaimer'.
Ashwin wrote: "Tweeting on July 7th without wishing the great man a happy birthday can prove to be catastrophic. Happy birthday Mahi bhai."
With hashtag disclaimer, Ashwin added that it will be his last birthday wish on Twitter for anyone.
"#disclaimer this will be my last birthday wish on Twitter for anyone. I believe I will stick to wishing them directly or call them. The disclaimer was for all gossip mongers and story spinners," Ashwin added in his post.
Among the leading cricketers wishing arguably the most successful India captain on his birthday included the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Harbhajan Singh and Virender Sehwag.
Tendulkar shared an image of himself with the Chennai Super Kings captain and wrote, "May you always fly high like your helicopter shots. Happy birthday, MS!"
Sehwag posted a collage of some of the best moments he shared with Dhoni, on and off the field, and wrote, "The Sun God has 7 horses to pull his heavenly chariot. In the Rigveda there are 7 parts of the world, 7 seasons & 7 fortresses; 7 basic musical notes; 7 pheras in a marriage; 7 wonders of the world. And on 7th day of 7th month -- Birthday of a top man MS Dhoni."
Former spinner Harbhajan Singh tweeted, "Happy Birthday Bahubali. May you continue to Inspire... Have a great day ahead."
