If we talk about the best cricketers in the country, MS Dhoni’s name is always mentioned amongst the top few. As the right-handed middle-order batsman and wicket-keeper, Dhoni has seen the Indian team reach the heights of its success. He was appointed the captain of the Indian National Team from 2007 to 2017 for the limited-overs format and 2008 to 2014 for the test cricket format. His seemingly calm nature and the ability to reason during trying situations have earned him the name ‘Captain Cool’. With multiple achievements under his belt, he is easily one of the most respected cricketers in India and the entire world.
Early Life and Childhood
MS Dhoni was born in Ranchi, Bihar to a middle-class Hindu Rajput family hailed from Uttarakhand. MS Dhoni birthday is on July 7th, 1981, His father worked in a junior management position in MECON, and he has two siblings, a brother and a sister.
Ever since he was a child, he had a lot of interest in all kinds of sports. He even played as a goalkeeper for the local football club. He initially played badminton and football and was also selected to play district level. However, his interest in cricket developed when his football coach sent him to play for a cricket club in school. Even though he did not have any experience in playing cricket, his skills were impressive, and hence Dhoni age 14, became the regular wicketkeeper for the club.
From there, his journey of cricket started when he was got selected to play the Vinoo Mankad Trophy Under-16 Championship. As soon as he finished his 10th standard, he became more focused on his game. However, being from an interior location and not having enough exposure did not do good for his career. Begrudgingly he started working as the TTE for the South Eastern Railways in Midnapore, West Bengal.
However, fates had his back because he did end up gaining recognition in 2002 and 2003 and finally played for the Indian Cricket Team in the years to come.
Career and Achievements
The career timeline and achievements of Mahendra Singh Dhoni since the start of his career are as follows:
- He played for the CCL team in the year 1998, and because of his fantastic performance, the team was able to mode to A division.
- He played for the senior Bihar Ranji Team in 1999-2000.
- He played for the Jharkhand Team in the Ranji Trophy and Deodhar Trophy in 2002-2003. This was where he gained the most recognition for his batting style.
- In 2004 when BCCI started scouting talent from the backward states in India, Dhoni was immediately recognised and was sent to Kenya, where he showed terrific performance. MS Dhoni, age 23, scored two centuries in the tournament and jet started his international cricket career.
- In 2007, Rahul Dravid stepped down from his captaincy, and Dhoni was made the captain of the Indian National Cricket team. It was the same year when he got the record of most dismissals in an inning in ODI.
- Under his captaincy, India won the 2011 Cricket World Cup even if his captaincy and performance were continuously scrutinised over the years.
- Indian again won the ICC Champions Trophy in 2013, making Dhoni the only captain to have all the ICC trophies.
- He also leads Team India to the semi-finals in the 2015 world cup.
- Dhoni was also the most expensive player in the Indian Premier League first auction and was made the captain. He leads the team to win 2010, 2011, and 2018 IPL titles.
- He stepped down from the captaincy of the Indian Cricket Team in limited formats in 2017.
- MS Dhoni retirement from international cricket was announced in August 2020. However, he will still be playing in the IPL series.
Personal Information
Mrs. Dhoni that is Sakshi Dhoni, who was his schoolmate at DAV Jawahar Vidya Mandir, Shyamali. He has also been known to date a few people before his marriage. Dhoni met his now-wife Sakshi when she was pursuing her Hotel Management degree, and they dated for some time before getting married. The wedding was a massive affair for the country. MS Dhoni wife, Sakshi gave birth to a beautiful daughter in 2015 named Ziva.
Pop Culture References
Dhoni has had an exciting life and an even more exciting career in international cricket. Two famous works have been created based on his life story. MS Dhoni The Untold Story, starring now late Sushant Sigh Rajput, was one of the biggest movies in India. The movie was based on the life of Dhoni from childhood till his achievement in the Cricket World Cup 2011.
Apart from the MS Dhoni movie, a web series was aired on Hotstar named Roar of the Lion based on his life and time playing with Chennai Super Kings in the IPL seasons.
MS Dhoni Stats and Random Facts
- MS Dhoni net worth is approximately $110 million. He has been named one of the highest-earning cricketers globally by Forbes and has investments in various businesses apart from his cricketing career. Dhoni net worth makes him one of the richest cricketers in India.
- MS Dhoni was voted as the MTV Youth Icon in 2006.
- Another interesting Dhoni news is that he was the highest taxpayer sportsperson in India for three consecutive years; 2012, 2013, and 2014.
- Dhoni was honoured as the Lt, Colonel by the Indian Territorial Army in 2011.
- He won India’s 3rd highest civilian award ‘Padma Bhushan’ in 2018.
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