New Delhi: One of the world’s most popular cricketers and former India cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is celebrating his 42th birthday today. Born on July 7, 1981, at Ranchi in Bihar (now Jharkhand). Dhoni made his debut for India on 23rd of December 2004.
Jersey No.7….. @msdhoni wishing You a very happy birthday. 🎉#HappyBirthdayDhoni #HappyBirthdayMSDhoni #MSDhoni #HBDMSDhoni pic.twitter.com/a7XUoOJFJb
— Filmy Hobbies (@FilmyHobbies) July 7, 2023
Secret behind Dhoni’s jersey number
Since Dhoni made his debut, one number is associated with him till today. That’s his jersey number 7. In many ways, a cricketer’s jersey defines them, fans have emotion with them. There are many stories regarding selection of the jersey number.
MS Dhoni’s jersey also holds some kind of story. The story that many may not know, but today on, the special occasion of Captain Cool’s birthday, here is a story behind his trademark jersey No.
Back in 2022, Dhoni revealed the secret behind wearing the No. 7 on his back to a fan at the India Cement virtual interaction.
Thank you for all those moments which will last forever in our life🥹🥹 You made us believe that match is not over until jersey no.7️⃣ is on the crease#msdbirthday #MSDhoni𓃵 pic.twitter.com/Ov5w5pUP3h
— kavish (@Iamkavish27) July 7, 2023
Dhoni shares jersey’s story
“A lot of people initially thought that 7 was a lucky number for me and all of that. But I chose the number for a very simple reason. I was born on the 7th of July. So it’s the 7th day of the 7th month, that was the reason,” Dhoni told fans during a virtual interaction held by India Cements.
“Rather than getting to all the different things as to what number is a good number and all, I thought I will use my date of birth as the number. Then, whenever people kept asking me, I kept adding to the answer. 81 was the year, 8-1 is again 7. 7 is a very neutral number. People actually kept telling me, I started absorbing it and I started telling it to others in the same way,” he further said.
“A lot of people said 7 is a neutral number and even if it doesn’t work for you, it doesn’t really go against you. That also I added to my answer. I am not very superstitious about it, but it’s one number that is close to my heart and I have kept it over the years with me,” he added.
