Besides former colleagues Virender Sehwag and VVS Laxman among others, Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan too wished the veteran on his special day.
"#HappyBirthday @msdhoni wish you a great day & 'tons' of success!," Thakur wrote on his twitter handle.
Sehwag wished the Ranchi stumper in his trademark witty style and called for declaring July 7 as 'National Helicopter Day'.
"Happy Birthday @msdhoni. May you keep doing Anhoni ko Honi.#NationalHelicopterDay," the Nawab of Nazafgarh tweeted referring to Jharkhand dasher's now patented 'helicopter shot'.
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Senior Bachchan wrote, "Happy birthday MS."
Lot of India and India A team members wished him on the day. Dhoni is the only Indian captain to have led his side to all three major ICC tournaments. From winning the maiden T20 World Cup in 2007 on his captaincy debut to leading India to a World Cup victory on home soil and helping India maintain the top spot in the Test rankings, he is the most successful Indian captain. In 2013 Dhoni also became the only Indian captain to win the Champions Trophy.
Under Dhoni's captaincy, India remained the number one Test team for 18 months from December 2009. He has scored 4876 runs in 90 Test matches that includes 9 centuries and 33 fifties.