Mahendra Singh Dhoni finally made time, albeit forced, to collect rather belatedly his Padmi Shri award.

The Indian captain failed to collect his award the first time round and along with, Harbhajan Singh, came in for a rap. But Dhoni used the opportunity of the two ODI ban for slow over rate to make amends by accepting the award from the governments officials, having missed receiving it at the hands of the President of India, Pratibha Patil, in his home town Ranchi.
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