MS Dhoni wins Asian award for outstanding achievement in sports

MS Dhoni

MS Dhoni

Indian captain MS Dhoni has won the 2014 Asian award for outstanding achievement in sports.

Mark Ramprakash, former English international batsman, was to present the award at the Grosvenor House Hotel, read out a message from Dhoni “dedicating the award” to his fans in Asia and all over the world.

The citation said: “Dhoni is widely regarded as one of the greatest finishers in limited overs cricket. Under his captaincy, India has won numerous awards including the ICC World T20 2007, the CB Series [Commonwealth Bank] of 2007-08, the Asia Cup 2010, the ICC World Cup 2011 and the ICC Champions Trophy 2013.”

“In 2013, Dhoni became the first captain to win all the three ICC trophies. Dhoni was ranked 16th on the Forbes list of highest paid athletes,” it added.

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