Dhoni has been the recipient of many awards , including the ICC ODI Player of the Year award in 2008 and 2009 ( the first player to win the award twice ) , the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in 2007 and the Padma Shri , India 's fourth highest civilian honour , in 2009 .
Dhoni has also been given many awards , such as the ICC ODI Player of the Year award in 2008 and 2009 ( the first Indian player to achieve this ) , the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in 2007 and the Padma Shri , India 's fourth-highest civilian honour , in 2009 .