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Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, awarded an honorary doctorate by De Montfort University after the conclusion of a Twenty20 practice match against Leicestershire here.
Dhoni was praised for his exemplary leadership quality and achievements before he became an Honorary Doctor of Letters at a ceremony here
Dhoni has achieved many milestones in his career. Under his captaincy, the Indian team won the 2007 ICC world Twenty20 championship, the 2007-08 Commonwealth Bank one day series in Australia and most recently the 2011 World Cup.
He holds records for the most catches in an innings and the longest unbeaten run as a captain. He also holds the award for the fastest century scored by an Indian wicketkeeper.
In 2008 and 2009, Dhoni was also named the ICC's one-day international player of the year.
Dhoni's big break came when he was discovered by the BCCI in India's small-town talent-spotting initiative while playing in Jamshedpur in 2003.
In the same year he was picked for the India A squad and in the few years that followed Dhoni was selected for the one day international tours of Bangladesh and Pakistan.
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