Dhoni Wants To Trademark 'Captain Cool'
- By Thetripurapost Sports Desk, New Delhi
- Jun 30, 2025
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Former Indian captain MS Dhoni has applied to trademark 'Captain Cool'. If he gets the trademark rights of this word, then no person or organization will be able to use the word 'Captain Cool'.
Dhoni submitted the application online through the trademark registry portal on June 5.
He wants exclusive rights to use 'Captain Cool' for coaching and training centres.
The former Indian captain's application initially faced hurdles under Section 11(1) of the Trade Marks Act.
Because, a trademark was already registered in the name. In such a situation, people could get confused with the new trade mark.
Dhoni's lawyers argued that the name 'Captain Cool' has been associated with Dhoni for many years. It has been widely adopted by the public, media and fans.
Dhoni was given the tag of Captain Cool by his fans and media. He used to look very calm on the field during his captaincy.
No matter how difficult the situation of the match, Dhoni used to take decisions with a cool mind. This was the reason why he came to be known as Captain Cool.
Those 5 decisions due to which Dhoni is called Captain Cool
2007: Joginder Sharma was given the last over. The 2007 T20 World Cup final was being played against Pakistan. Pakistan needed 13 runs in the last over. In such a situation, Dhoni gave the last over to Joginder Sharma, a less experienced bowler, and he won the match.
2011: Batting order changed in the World Cup final When India was in trouble in the World Cup final against Sri Lanka, Dhoni himself decided to bat before the in-form Yuvraj Singh. He scored an unbeaten 91 runs and made India win the World Cup after 28 years.
2012: Lost the Test series 4-0, remained calm on sharp questions of the media. In the 2012 India tour of Australia, India lost 4-0, but Dhoni neither cursed the team nor showed anger in the press conference. He remained calm on the journalist's question and said that it is important to learn.
2016: Won the match by runout against Bangladesh In the 2016 T20 World Cup, Bangladesh needed 2 runs on the last ball. Dhoni took off his gloves and ran for the runout himself and won the match.
2018: After comeback, he made Chennai Super Kings champions. CSK returned after a 2-year ban. Everyone called the team 'Dad's Army'. But Dhoni handled the team with a very cool mind and experience.
20 days ago, on June 10, MS Dhoni was inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame . He became the 11th Indian player to receive this honor. Reacting to this, Dhoni said, "It is a great honor to be inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame. It is a matter of pride for me to see my name in the list of legendary players from around the world. I will always cherish this moment."
The only Indian captain to win three ICC trophies Dhoni is the only Indian captain till date who has led India to three ICC trophies - 2007 T20 World Cup, 2011 ODI World Cup and 2013 Champions Trophy.
Under his leadership, India also became the number-1 team in Tests. The World Test Championship started after his retirement. He retired from Tests in 2014 and from international cricket on 15 August 2020, but is still playing in the IPL.