Legendary former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni celebrated his 43rd birthday in the company of Bollywood icon Salman Khan in Mumbai. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) star Ruturaj Gaikwad also took some time out from his Zimbabwe tour with Team India to wish MS Dhoni over a video call. Dhoni and his wife Sakshi are currently in Mumbai to attend Mukesh Ambani’s son Anant Ambani’s wedding Sangeet celebrations. A video of Dhoni cutting his birthday cake in the early hours of July 7 has gone viral, and Salman Khan is seen alongside Dhoni and his wife Sakshi.
Later, Salman Khan took to social media to wish Dhoni on his 43rd birthday.
“Happy Birthday Kaptaan Sahab (Captain)!” tweeted Salman Khan, with a photo of the two of them at their birthday celebrations.
MS Dhoni’s birthday celebration with Sakshi and Salman Khan. pic.twitter.com/p2iqhR3600
—Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) July 7, 2024
Happy birthday, Kaptaan Sahab!@msdhoni pic.twitter.com/2bjCTNWRil
-Salman Khan (@BeingSalmanKhan) July 6, 2024
Dhoni then received a video call from Ruturaj Gaikwad, the man to whom he handed over the captaincy of IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings. Mukesh Kumar and Tushar Deshpande – Gaikwad’s teammates on the Zimbabwe trip – were also seen on the video call. Deshpande also plays for CSK.
Ruturaj Gaikwad wished MS Dhoni on his birthday over a video call.
– Thala and Rutu’s bond…!!!! pic.twitter.com/bIDoNxgzj1
– João. (@CricCrazyJohns) July 7, 2024
In the video, Dhoni is seen sporting his new shorter haircut, the photo of which was shared by celebrity hairstylist Aalim Hakim last month.
Dhoni is not the only prominent former Indian captain born in July. Sourav Ganguly was born on 8th July while Sunil Gavaskar was born on 10th July.
Gaikwad disappoints for India
Soon after winning the 2024 T20 World Cup, a young Indian team led by Shubman Gill lost the first T20I against Zimbabwe. Gaikwad, who got no. 3, contributed just seven runs in nine balls as India failed to reach a paltry target of 116.
India face Zimbabwe in the second of five T20Is the following day and hope to avenge an embarrassing defeat to the 12th-ranked T20I nation in the ICC rankings.
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