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The first Indian to win the ICC ODI Player of the Year (2007) Award is
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- Saurav Ganguly
- Virender Sehwag
- Yuvraj Singh
- Mahendra Singh Dhoni
- Saurav Ganguly
Correct Option: D
Dhoni has also been the recipient of many awards including the ICC ODI Player of the Year award in 2008 and 2009 (the first Indian player to achieve this feat), the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award and the Padma Shri, India’s fourth highest civilian honour in 2009. In 2009 Dhoni topped the list of world’s top 10 earning cricketers compiled by Forbes and he has been ranked as 31st richest sportsman in the world according to the Forbes Highest Paid Athletes for the year 2012. Dhoni’s total earnings are estimated to be USD 26.5 million according to Forbes. Thus he has become the richest Indian sportsman surpassing Sachin Tendulkar. The TIME magazine added him in its “Time 100” list of 100 most influential people of 2011. Sports Pro has rated MS Dhoni as the 16th most remarkable athlete in the world. Note : M.S.Dhoni got ODI Player of the Year award 2 times (2008 & 2009) and virat kohli one time (2012).