Dhoni gets doctorate

Dhoni was praised for his exemplary leadership quality and achievements.

Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was on Monday awarded an honorary doctorate by De Montfort University after the conclusion of a Twenty20 practice match against Leicestershire here today.

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 in the 2007 ICC world twenty20 championships,the 2007-08 Commonwealth Bank one day series and most recently the 2011 cricket world cup.

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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 wicket keeper.

In 2008 and 2009,Dhoni was also named the ICC’s one-day international player of the year.

Dhoni is currently captaining the Indian team,which has been whitewashed 0-4 in the just-concluded Test series by England.

The limited overs series will start with a one off Twenty20 match on August 31.