One of the most popular and celebrated cricketers of the country, former captain of the Indian cricket team Mahendra Singh Dhoni celebrates his 39th birthday today, and social media is filled with wishes for the legend.

Fellow cricketers, senior players and fans, actors and celebrities have been showering their wishes, posting their moments with him as well as their favourite moment of Dhoni, and are waiting for him to return to cricket.

Sakshi Dhoni, on the special occasion has posted a sweet message on Instagram sharing some recent photos of Dhoni. She had captioned it "Marking the date you were born, another year older, greyed a bit more, become smarter and sweeter. (Literally ????)You are a man who will not be moved by all the sweet wishes and gifts.Let’s celebrate another year of your life by cutting a cake and blowing the candles! Happy Birthday, Husband!!".

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Marking the date you were born, another year older, greyed a bit more, become smarter and sweeter. (Literally ????) You are a man who will not be moved by all the sweet wishes and gifts. Let’s celebrate another year of your life by cutting a cake and blowing the candles! Happy Birthday, Husband!!

A post shared by Sakshi Singh Dhoni (@sakshisingh_r) on Jul 6, 2020 at 10:23pm PDT