MS Dhoni, the former Team India skipper and an honorary lieutenant colonel of the Indian Army, is the ꧙second most admired man in India behind Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
A British international Internet-based market research and data analytics firm called YouGov surveyed in 41 countries of 42,000 people to compile a list🥀 of most admired celebrities across the world.
And according to the stats from India, PM Modi came out o🌸n top in the male cate❀gory whereas boxer Mary Kom led the way in the female one.
On the wor🦩ld charts, Bill Gates and Michelle Obama found the top spot according to the𓂃 survey.
Amidst sportspersoꦬns, Dhoni bagged an admiration score of 8.58%, only second behind the PM Modi who leads the table with ﷺa score of 15.66%.
Following Dhoni in the list of sportsmen are Sachin Tendulkar (๊5.81%), Virat Kohli (4.46%), Crist🎃iano Ronaldo (2.95%), Lionel Messi (2.32%).
In the women’s category, Mary Kom (10.36%) is the only sportswoman in the top 25, with the likes of Kiran Bedi (9.46%), Lata Mangeshkar (9.23%), Sushma Swaraj (7.13%), Deepika Padukone (6.35%) following her in the top 5.
Most admired men and women in India:
