Sheldon Cottrell of West Indies on Sunday shared an old video of MS Dhoni in Army uniform being felicitated by the President of India, with a heartfelt message of admiration for the India wicketkeeper. The video is from 2011, when Dhoni had been given the rank of an honourary Lieutenant Colonel in the Indian Army by the President.
Sheldon Cottrell of West Indies on Sunday shared an old video of MS Dhoni in Army uniform being felicitated by the President of India, with a heartfelt message of admiration for the India wicketkeeper. The video is from 2011, when Dhoni had been given the rank of an honourary Lieutenant Colonel in the Indian Army by the President.
“This man is an inspiration on the cricket field. But he is also a patriot and a man that gives to his country beyond duty. I have been at home in Jamaica with my boys these past weeks and had time to reflect,” Cottrell wrote along with the video.
“I shared this video with friends and family because they know how I feel about honour but the moment between wife and husband truly shows an inspirational kind of love for country and partner. Please enjoy as I did,” he added.
Cottrell’s trademark salute-and-march celebration, which went viral during the recently concluded World Cup, is a tribute to his country’s armed forces. He had trained with the Jamaican Army for six months and had picked up his trademark move at that time.
Dhoni holds the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Territorial Army unit of the Parachute Regiment (106 Para TA battalion). Dhoni was given this honour along with Abhinav Bindra and Deepak Rao, a leading expert in close combat warfare, in 2011.
In 2015, Dhoni became a qualified paratrooper after having completed five parachute training jumps from Indian Army aircrafts in the Agra training camp.
“This man is an inspiration on the cricket field. But he is also a patriot and a man that gives to his country beyond duty. I have been at home in Jamaica with my boys these past weeks and had time to reflect,” Cottrell wrote along with the video.
“I shared this video with friends and family because they know how I feel about honour but the moment between wife and husband truly shows an inspirational kind of love for country and partner. Please enjoy as I did,” he added.
Cottrell’s trademark salute-and-march celebration, which went viral during the recently concluded World Cup, is a tribute to his country’s armed forces. He had trained with the Jamaican Army for six months and had picked up his trademark move at that time.
Dhoni holds the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Territorial Army unit of the Parachute Regiment (106 Para TA battalion). Dhoni was given this honour along with Abhinav Bindra and Deepak Rao, a leading expert in close combat warfare, in 2011.
In 2015, Dhoni became a qualified paratrooper after having completed five parachute training jumps from Indian Army aircrafts in the Agra training camp.