Mahendra Singh Dhoni may be bestowed with honorary rank in the defense forces of India after Kapil Dev and Sachin Tendulkar - Cricket News Update
The proud Indian captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mahendra-Singh-Dhoni-c73820, was recommended by his state’s Chief Minister for the honorary rank of Lt. Colonel in Indian army.
CM of Jharkhand (an Indian state), wrote a letter of recommendation to the Defense Ministry stating that Dhoni should be conferred an honorary rank in recognition of his astounding performance for Indian Cricket.
People of Ranchi (Dhoni’s hometown and the capital of Jharkhand) want the efforts of their land to be acknowledged and their hero be granted with the deserved recognition, as the legends Kapil Dev and Sachin Tendulkar had received prior to him.
Today, on June 23, 2011, a government official revealed before the press that the CM, Mr. Arjun Munda has written to the Ministry of Defense, seeking the award for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jharkhand-c800’s lad.
Dhoni was the Indian star of ICC Circket World Cup 2011, as under his captaincy, the team remained successful and won the title after 28 years.
It was a remarkable achievement in Dhoni’s career and for Indian cricket.
Former skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kapildev-Ramlal-Nikhanj-c70246 and the Little Master, Sachin Tendulkar, were also conferred honorary ranks in the past, for their commendable contributions to Indian Cricket.
The veteran cricketer, Kapil Dev, was awarded the honorary rank of Lt. Colonel in the Indian Territorial Army. The former skipper was granted the rank by the Indian Chief, General Deepak http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kapoor-c70248, in 2008.
The miraculous batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Richard-Terry-Bates-c85335 has also won the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
and the Padma Vibhushan award.
Dhoni will be the third Indian cricketer to be acknowledged by the defense forces. The fortunate skipper started his cricketing career in 2004, when he played his debut ODI against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747.
Since then, he continued to grow into an experienced and skilled cricketer. Singh led the Indian team as a captain in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 world cup 2011 and became the second skipper to hold the cup in the Indian history.
Currently the skipper is the highest Tax payer in his state and is the brand ambassador for the Project http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750.
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