World Cup winning Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has joined the growing calls to award batting ace Sachin Tendulkar the Bharat Ratna. Dhoni said in Chennai on Wednesday that no cricketer deserves it more than him.Dhoni said Tendulkar is an ideal candidate. The Captain said the batting maestro has served the country for 21 years with a few more to come. Dhoni said he thought Tendulkar has done really great things for the country, taking cricket to the next level. He said Tendulkar is known even in places where they don't know about the game. The Chennai Super Kings skipper was speaking at a press meet to kickstart the IPL's fourth season, starting on Friday.The Dhoni-led CSK, which won the double of the IPL and Champions League title last season, open their season with a home game against a Gautam Gambhir-led Kolkata Knight Riders.