Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India's former cricket captain has managed to overtake the current skipper Virat Kohli, in the list of most admired men in India as per a survey conducted by YouGov. MS Dhoni has managed to acquire an admiration of 8.58 per cent while Virat Kohli has managed to score 4.46 per cent in the list.

MS Dhoni leads the list of all sports stars in the world admired in India, while batting legend Sachin Tendulkar features second in the list with an admiration of 5.81 per cent. Virat Kohli follows Sachin Tendulkar in the list. Star footballers Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are also part of the list and rank 4th and 5th respectively among sports stars with an admiration of 2.95 per cent and 2.32 per cent respectively.