Devdutt Padikkal’s touching message for birthday twin MS Dhoni wins hearts
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the former Indian skipper, turned 40 on Wednesday and from India’s current skipper Virat Kohli to Sachin Tendulkar, the BCCI to the ICC, wishes poured in for the man in abundance. While tons of members of the cricketing fraternity posted heartfelt wishes for the former legend, a young, shining prospect, who shares his birthday with Dhoni, celebrated his 21st.
On Wednesday, the BCCI posted a video where Devdutt Padikkal was seen celebrating alongside teammates currently in Colombo for India’s limited-overs tour. As his member-friends cheered from behind, Padikkal paused before cutting the cake and voiced a touching message for his senior birthday twin.
“Before I cut the cake, I would like to wish Mahi bhai (MS Dhoni) on behalf of the entire team. He’s been an inspiration for all of us and to share a birthday with him is a great feeling. So happy birthday to him,” Padikkal said and proceeded with the celebrations.
2⃣ Birthdays 🎂 🎂
1⃣ Celebration 🥳
1⃣ Heartfelt message from @devdpd07 to @msdhoni 🤗 #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/h0epKPj3Yq— BCCI (@BCCI) July 7, 2021
Devdutt Padikkal in line to make his maiden international appearance
Notably, the 21-year-old has never played under MS Dhoni’s leadership, but the two have featured against each other in the Indian Premier League. Padikkal earned his maiden call-up for the upcoming Sri Lanka series, where India is set to play six white-ball games – three ODIs and T20Is each, while another 25-member squad is in the United Kingdom, prepping up for the five-Test series against England.
