--- title: "Which Indian cricketer has been nominated for the Padma Bhushan award for the year 2018?" description: "Which Indian cricketer has been nominated for the Padma Bhushan award for the year 2018?" author: "Devansh Misra" published: 2018-03-11 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39613/which-indian-cricketer-has-been-nominated-for-the-padma-bhushan-award-for-the-year-2018 category: "general knowledge" tags: ["general knowledge"] reading_time: 3 minutes --- # Which Indian cricketer has been nominated for the Padma Bhushan award for the year 2018? Which [Indian](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34642/which-indian-it-company-has-been-recognized-as-one-of-the-world-s-best-employers-by-the-top-employer-institute-for-the-third-consecutive-year) cricketer has been nominated for the [Padma Bhushan](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/33690/why-was-rajat-sharma-rewarded-padma-bhushan) [award for the year](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39603/name-the-member-of-parliament-who-was-awarded-the-outstanding-parliamentarian-award-for-the-year-2017) 2018? \ \ \ ## Answers ### Answer by Biswajeet Bhattacharya ![Which Indian cricketer has been nominated for the Padma Bhushan award for the year 2018?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/d4e0745a-3758-4e10-ad97-f96b61c54645/images/226c891a-fb7c-4d87-8ce3-9d1b3eca326c.jpg) Former Indian cricket team captain **Mahendra Singh Dhoni** received the **Padma Bhushan Award** for the year **2018**. Mahendra Singh Dhoni received the **third-highest civilian award** in the Republic of India on **2nd April 2018**. ![Which Indian cricketer has been nominated for the Padma Bhushan award for the year 2018?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/d4e0745a-3758-4e10-ad97-f96b61c54645/images/cddbfadd-001f-4f02-9b18-1c21d7d791a7.jpg) Born on **7th July 1981** in **Ranchi, Bihar** (now **Jharkhand, India**) **India**, Mahendra Singh Dhoni made his debut for India in the year **2004** under the captaincy of **Saurav Ganguly**. Dhoni made his one day international (ODI) debut against **Bangladesh** on **23rd December 2004**. Mahendra Singh Dhoni made his test debut against **Sri Lanka** on **2nd December 2005**. Dhoni made his twenty20 international debut against **South Africa** on **1st December 2006**. Mahendra Singh Dhoni made his debut as **wicket keeper batsmen**. Based on his performance in the domestic level, the selectors of the Indian cricket team on consultation with the then captain of India Saurav Ganguly gave Dhoni a chance to play for the country. ![Which Indian cricketer has been nominated for the Padma Bhushan award for the year 2018?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/d4e0745a-3758-4e10-ad97-f96b61c54645/images/a8d61474-5636-4aaa-9313-56e18acb803f.jpg) Mahendra Singh Dhoni or **MSD** or **Mahi** was the captain of the Indian cricket team from **2007** to **2016**. He took over the ODI captaincy from **Rahul Dravid** in **2007** and in **2008** he succeeded **Anil Kumble** as the captain of the Indian test team. Mahendra Singh Dhoni is a lower middle order right-handed batsmen who is regarded as one of the best wicketkeepers in world cricket. ![Which Indian cricketer has been nominated for the Padma Bhushan award for the year 2018?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/d4e0745a-3758-4e10-ad97-f96b61c54645/images/65ee68d1-f421-4700-b391-fb866fad05a5.jpg) In the year **2007**, Mahendra Singh Dhoni received the **Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award** for leading the Indian cricket team to victory in the inaugural edition of the **T20 world cup**. He also received the **ICC ODI player of the year award** in **2008** and in **2009**. Mahendra Singh Dhoni was bestowed with the **Padma Shri** the **fourth-highest civilian award** in the Republic of India in the year **2009**. On **1st November 2011**, Mahendra Singh Dhoni was conferred upon the honorary rank of **Lieutenant Colonel** by the **Indian Territorial Army**. ![Which Indian cricketer has been nominated for the Padma Bhushan award for the year 2018?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/d4e0745a-3758-4e10-ad97-f96b61c54645/images/640a88e3-d89b-4737-8310-e0731dc4bbd0.jpg)\ \ --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39613/which-indian-cricketer-has-been-nominated-for-the-padma-bhushan-award-for-the-year-2018 Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.