MS Dhoni Is The Most Admired Person In India After Narendra Modi - Survey

There is a say that Cricket and Film Industry are two eyes of India. People working in those fields are considered as the demigods in India. However, in the latest survey, it is revealed that Narendra Modi is the most admired person in India while MS Dhoni follows him in the chart.

MS Dhoni bagged an admiration score of 8.58%

Though Mahendra Singh Dhoni is at the end stage of his cricketing career, it didn’t make any impact for his admirers. People still love him more than any other sportsperson in India. The survey was conducted by yougov.co.uk, which is a UK firm. They conduct an annual survey every year on the world’s most admired person.

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Over 42,000 people from 41 countries were recognised as the list of most admired men and women were collected from people across the world.

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Bill Gates and Michelle Obama head the list for men and women category respectively worldwide while Prime Minister Narendra Modi and boxer Mary Kom lead the way in respective categories in India.

As far as sportspersons are concerned, the men’s category is headed by former Indian skipper MS Dhoni who bagged an admiration score of 8.58%. The second overall behind PM Modi who leads with a score of 15.66%. Following Dhoni in the list of sportsmen are, Sachin Tendulkar (5.81%), Virat Kohli (4.46%), Cristiano Ronaldo (2.95%), Lionel Messi (2.32%).

In the women’s category, Mary Kom (10.36%) is the only sportswomen in the top 25, with the likes of Kiran Bedi, Lata Mangeshkar, Sushma Swaraj, Deepika Padukone following her in the top 5.

Footballers Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, First Lady Melania Trump, former First Lady Hillary Clinton and pop star Madonna have also found a spot on the list.