MS Dhoni nominated for Padma Bhushan by BCCI

     Written by : SMTV24x7 | Wed, Sep 20, 2017, 02:04 PM

MS Dhoni nominated for Padma Bhushan by BCCI

New Delhi, September 20: Indian cricket legend, MS Dhoni, who is considered to be one of the best and cool captains in the history of international cricket, has been nominated for the third highest civilian award (Padma Bhushan award) by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) here on Wednesday.

According to the sources, A senior BCCI official confirmed that the Board has only sent one name for the Padma awards this year and it was a unanimous decision to nominate India's most successful captain.



One of the officials from BCCI said that "Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been nominated by the BCCI for the Padma Bhushan award. There was no doubt among the members that Dhoni has impeccable credentials. Two World titles (2011 50-over World Cup and 2007 World T20), nearly 10,000 runs, 90 Test matches. There is no one better than him, who could have been nominated."