"Captain Cool" Turns 37 - Here're 11 Interesting Facts About MS Dhoni

The "Captain Cool" turned 37 on 7th July, saturday. Here are top 11 facts which you may not have known about Mahendra Singh Dhoni...

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#1. Dhoni excelled in badminton and football and was selected at district and club level in these sports. He was a goalkeeper for his football team and was sent to play cricket for a local cricket club by his football coach.

#2. The second Indian cricketer after Kapil Dev, conferred with the honorary rank of Lt Colonel by the Indian Territorial Army (2011)

#3. MS Dhoni is a huge WWE fan. His favourite wrestlers are Bret the 'Hitman' Hart and Hulk Hogan.

#4. Dhoni was Team India's first captain to help reach No.1 spot in Test rankings

#5. MSD loves fast bikes. The Rajdoot was Dhoni's first ever bike which he got for Rs 4,500

#6. Dhoni was contracted by the Chennai Super Kings for 1.5 Million USD making him the most expensive player in the IPL for the first season auctions.

#7. Dhoni was employed as a Train Ticket Examiner (TTE) at Kharagpur Railway Station.

#8. It was Sachin Tendulkar who recommended Dhoni as India’s captain in 2007.

#9. Dhoni's famous ‘Helicopter Shot’ was taught to him by former Jharkand cricketer Santosh Lal.