MS Dhoni awarded Padma Bhushan
Written by : SMTV24x7 | Fri, Jan 26, 2018, 11:01 AM
New Delhi, Jan 26: Former Indian Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been awarded the Padma Bhushan - the third-highest civilian award in India.
The former Test captain, who is still an active member of the limited-overs side, is the 11th cricketer to be conferred with the prestigious award.
The Padma Bhushan, instituted back in 1954, is given for distinguished service of a high order.
Dhoni has been the recipient of many awards, including the ICC ODI Player of the Year award in 2008 and 2009 (the first player to win the award twice), the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in 2007 and the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour in 2009.
Considered as the country's most successful cricket captain, Dhoni led India to two World Cup triumphs -- in the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 held in South Africa in September 2007 and the 2011 ICC ODI World Cup. India also won ICC Champions Trophy under him.