THIS IS HOW THALA DHONI CELEBRATED HIS BIRTHDAY WITH FANS AND TEAM: VIDEO GOES VIRAL!

It was a big day yesterday, as Birthday-boy Mahendra Singh Dhoni turned 38 and celebrated the special day with his wife Sakshi, daughter Ziva and teammates in Headingley before the Indian team departed for Manchester.

According to India Today reports, as the players arrived in their team bus in Manchester ahead of the World Cup 2019 semi-final against New Zealand, Dhoni got a warm welcome from the fans gathered at the team hotel. As soon as Dhoni came out of the bus, fans started singing "Happy Birthday" and Karachi-born Mohammad Bashir, aka 'Chacha Chicago', even managed to hand the legendary cricketer a bouquet of flowers.

Not just that, Sakshi Singh Dhoni took to Instagram to share an adorable photo of herself with MS Dhoni and Ziva from the mini birthday bash on Sunday. Dhoni was also showered with loved and lots of good wishes from former players, teammates and fans on social media.

"Four World Cups, four different looks, which one do you like the most? Take a pick. Happy Birthday Dhoni," the BCCI also wished the wicketkeeper-batsman.

India will clash with New Zealand in the first semi-finals in Manchester on July 9 while Australia will face hosts England once again in this edition in the second semi-final in Birmingham on July 11.

#HappyBirthdayMSDhoni 🎂💐💐 pic.twitter.com/dWbrQde2cL

— BCCI (@BCCI) July 7, 2019