MS Dhoni (Cricketer) Wiki, Age, Height, Weight, Biography, Family (Father, Sister), Career, Cast, IPL Price, Girlfriend, Net Worth, Wife, Retirement, Movie & More
MS Dhoni is one of the legends in Indian cricket, he is also known as captain cool because of his calmness in stressful situations. He has played cricket for years now and won many tournaments as an exemplary captain. Although cricket was initially not his forte when he started playing cricket, he never looked back.
He plays for Bihar in domestic cricket and for Chennai Super Kings in the Indian premier league. His scorecard is filled with fascinating performances.
Bio
| Real name | Mahendra Singh Dhoni |
| Nickname | Mahi |
| Profession | Indian cricketer |
| Date of birth | 7 July 1981 |
| Age (as in 2021) | 39 years old |
| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
| Birthplace | Ranchi, Jharkhand, India |
| Family | Father- Pan Singh Mother- Devki Singh Brother- Narendra Singh Dhoni Sister- Jayanti Singh  |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Caste | Khas Rajput |
| Home Town | Ranchi, Jharkhand, India |
Birth & Early Life
MS Dhoni was born on 7 July 1981 in Ranchi, Jharkhand. He studied in DAV Jawahar Vidya Mandir, Shyamali, Jharkhand. Initially, he was good at badminton and football and played as a goalkeeper for his team. His football coach sent him to play cricket and that changed his entire life.
His father strictly opposed his playing cricket and wanted him to study to become a railway official.
| School | DAV Jawahar Vidya Mandir |
| College | St. Xaviers College, Ranchi, Jharkhand |
| Qualification | College dropout |
| Awards | Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (2007) Padma Shri (2009) Padma Bhushan (2018) |
Career
- Domestic career-
Dhoni was selected by Dhaval Shahay in the Central Coalfields limited team in 1998. This day was different for Dhoni as he was going to play professional cricket something he has never done before. In his matches for the team, Dhoni played exceptionally, showcasing his talents, which impressed Dhaval Sahay and he used his contacts in the Bihar board for his selection in the team.
Dhoni debuted for the senior Bihar team in the year 1999-2000. He was also roped in for the under-19 squad for 1998-1999, where he scored a lot of runs in just five matches, but he was not selected for the CK Nayudu Trophy. MS made his first-class debut for Bihar in 1999-2000, at the age of eighteen.
After he had successfully played for the Ranji trophy in three consecutive years, he was selected by Deep Dasgupta to play for Eastside. His performance made him famous, he was selected for India A Squad for your of Zimbabwe and Kenya. His performance in this team made him extremely popular
International career
Dhoni debuted for ODI when India was in dire need of a wicketkeeper-batsman, and no one seemed to fit the combination. He was selected for the tour against Bangladesh, but he had a disastrous start and ended with a duck. Despite his poor performance, he was selected for a tour against Pakistan.
He made a wonderful century in his fifth ODI and it became the starting of the dhoni era. His last ODI was against New Zealand in 2019, where he ended just like he started with a runout.
- Test
Dhoni replaced Dinesh Karthik in Test cricket after his fascinating performances in ODIs in December 2005. He scored his maiden half-century in his second test match.
- T20 international
He was selected for T20 international but was out for a duck in 2006. But the very next year he was given chance to lead a young Indian team to the world cup and he became the second Indian captain to have won the World Cup.
- Many players made their careers under Dhoni’s captaincy, like Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, etc.
Cricket
| Playing Style | Wicket-keeper batsman |
| International debut | Test: 02 – 06, 2005 against Sri Lanka ODI: December 23, 2004, against Bangladesh T20I: December 01, 2006, against South Africa |
| Debut Matches | First-class- 1999 List A – 1999 IPL-2008 |
| Teams | Indian National Cricket Team, Bihar, Chennai Super Kings(CSK), Jharkhand, Rising Pune Supergiants, Asia XI, Help for Heroes XI, Sehwag XI, India Seniors |
| Retirement | 15 August 2020 From T20I and ODI Both. December 2014 from Test Cricket. |
| Batting Style | Right-handed |
| Bowling Style | Right-arm medium-fast |
| Jersey no. | 7 |
| Best Record | Under his captaincy, the Indian team won major tournaments in all 3 formats: The No.1 Test ranking for 18 months (2009-2011), The ODI World Cup in 2011 Champions Trophy in 2013 The Twenty20 World Cup in 2007 He is also made a record with the most number of stumpings in International Cricket. |
| Highest Score | 183* in ODI 224* in Test |
| Coach/Mentor | Keshav Banerjee and Chanchal Bhattacharya |
IPL
He was selected by Chennai Super Kings in the very first year of the Indian premier league in 2008 for $1.5 million, making him the most expensive player. In 2010,2011, and 2018 he led his team to victory, and in 2010 and 2014 won the Champions League.
| IPL Debut Match | 2008 |
| Years of Played Matches and teams | Chennai Super Kings (2008-2015, 2019- present), Rising Pune Supergiant (2016-2018) |
| Record | 84* out of 48 balls (2019) |
| IPL price | $1.5 million |
Personal Life & More
MS Dhoni’s father was an employee at Junior Management Position. His mother is a homemaker. His father was never in favor of him choosing cricket as a career. He has two siblings, one brother, who is a politician, and one sister. He married Sakshi Singh Rawat and both are blessed with a daughter, her name is Ziva.
| Marital status | Married |
| Marriage Date | 4 July 2010 |
| Wife | Sakshi  |
| Children | Daughter: Ziva  |
| Girlfriends | Priyanka Jha Sakshi |
| Net worth | $111 million |
| Salary | $18 million |
Physical Status & More
| Height | 5.9 in Feet |
| Weight | 78 kg |
| Body Measurements | Chest: 42 inches Waist: 32 inches Biceps: 14 inches |
| Eye colour | Dark Brown |
| Hair colour | Black |
| Hobbies | Biking, Playing Football and Tennis, Swimming |
Some important facts about MS Dhoni-
- MS Dhoni was born in Ranchi, Jharkhand.
- In 2002, when Dhoni was trying for a place in the India team, he fell in love with a girl named Priyanka Jha. But, unfortunately, Priyanka died in an accident, the same year.
- Earlier, he used to have long hair for two reasons, first, he is a huge fan of John Abraham, secondly, he used to consider it lucky.
- Even after achieving such a huge success in his early career, he remained grounded and spends time with his childhood buddies.
- He is care and bike lover, he has collection of bikes and cars.
- MS Dhoni was hounoured by Indian Territorial Army with the rank of Lt. Colonel in 2011.
- Dhoni’s helicopter shot is paduced by his friend Santosh Lal first, then dhoni learn this shot from his friend.
- Dhon is a also pet lover and has 2 pet dogs.
- A biopic has also been made on Dhoni’s life, which was named M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story.
- Currently, he is doing farming and mentor of Indian National cricket team.
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