Dhoni's 37th birthday: 37 records held by MSD in his career

8. Only third captain to win Man of the match in WC Final

Dhoni got the MOM award in the finals of 2011 CWC for his scintillating knock of 91 runs. He became the only third player to do so after Clive Lloyd (1975) and Ricky Ponting (2003)

9. Second fastest captain to score 3000 runs as a captain

MS Dhoni achieved this landmark in 70 innings. AB De Villiers holds the first rank in this list.

10. Most runs as a captain in IPL history

MS Dhoni surpassed Gautam Gambhir to top this list after he scored an unbeaten 22-ball 51 against DD.

11. Has Played most no. of T20I matches from India

He has played 92 T20Is for India.

12. Most runs without scoring a half-century in T20Is

MS Dhoni scored his first Half-Century in his 66th innings.

13. He has won second highest no. of Man Of the Match awards by a Captain

MS Dhoni has won 15 Man of the match awards as a captain. This is the second most. Sanath Jayasuriya, Ricky Ponting and Arjuna Ranatunga have all won 19 MOM awards.