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Seven audiobooks to celebrate India’s favourite No. 7 MS Dhoni’s birthday

As the legendary Indian skipper turns 43, celebrate his journey by listening to these books

It’s Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s 43rd birthday today and it is yet another opportunity to celebrate the legendary Indian skipper. India’s famous Number 7 has given us countless memories on the field — from his mammoth sixes to his cool captaincy. As Dhoni turns another leaf and hits 43, take a look back at his journey and the makings of one of India’s greatest leaders with these audiobooks from Audible.

Joy Bhattacharya’s Do Different: The Untold Dhoni will take you on Dhoni’s journey from his school grounds in Ranchi to the World’s biggest stages. Go through the untold story of the legendary Number 7 through this audiobook.

The Dhoni Touch written by Bharat Sundaresan takes you back to his childhood friends and reveals the many facets of Dhoni, the cricketer, the military man, the diplomat. Find out more about your favourite player with this one.

Look beyond the glory and heroics with a much deeper understanding of Dhoni’s struggles to get to the very top and the man behind the scenes with Biswadeep Ghosh’s MSD: The Man, The Leader, narrated by Shriram Iyer.

Suresh Raina and Bharat Sundaresan bring you Believe, a book from Raina’s perspective that takes you behind the glitz and glam and presents you the tales of camaraderie between MSD and Raina, who was often Dhoni’s right-hand man. The duo played a majority of their cricket together from India to CSK with Raina announcing his retirement from international cricket just after Dhoni.

From his approach to leadership to strategic manoeuvres to tactical play and overall perspective on the game, The MS Dhoni way: Leadership Masterclass from the Master of the Craft  gives you an in-depth understanding of how Dhoni’s mind functions and what makes him such a great leader of men. 

While all the previously mentioned books and podcasts are available on Audible, the following two can be found on Amazon.

With insights on how Dhoni used to keep his cool, seize opportunities and lead effectively, this book will give you a deeper understanding of Dhoni’s mindset. Think and Win like Dhoni by Sfurti Sahare will help you change your thinking to match Dhoni’s.

M.S Dhoni: Captain Cool written by Ayaz Menon and Indranil Ray is a biography. The story of how a young goalkeeper from Ranchi shot to stardom and fame as India’s captain. Taking you through his ups and downs, the book gives you a broad scale view of everything it takes to become Mahendra Singh Dhoni. 

Check out these audiobooks and books to celebrate Captain Cool’s birthday and get inspired by the elements that are behind the makings of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. 

– Debrup Chaudhuri 

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