Lt Colonel Mahendra Singh Dhoni receives Padma Bhushan award

It was a happy fluke for Dhoni as he was conferred with a prestigious municipal honour on a seventh anniversary of their famous World Cup triumph

President of India Ram Nath Kovind presents a Padma Bhushan to Mahendra Singh Dhoni in New Delhi yesterday. Pic/AFP
President of India Ram Nath Kovind presents a Padma Bhushan to Mahendra Singh Dhoni in New Delhi yesterday. Pic/AFP

Exactly 7 years after lighting adult a Mumbai skyline with an memorable six, Mahendra Singh Dhoni again became a cynosure of all eyes as a titular Lieutenant Colonel perceived a Padma Bhushan Award, dressed in an army uniform.

It was a happy fluke for Dhoni as he was conferred with a prestigious municipal honour on a seventh anniversary of their famous World Cup triumph. The Indian Territorial Army had conferred a titular arrange of Lieutenant Colonel to Dhoni on Nov 1, 2011, months after a nation carried a second World Cup underneath his leadership. Dhoni, 36, is a second Indian cricketer after Kapil Dev to accept this honour.

As his name was announced, MS Dhoni marched past a dignitaries benefaction during a Rashtrapathi Bhavan before receiving a honour from President Ram Nath Kovind. Also conferred with a Padma Bhushan was mixed universe pretension hilt cueist Pankaj Advani.

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