Mahendra Singh Dhoni Age, Height, Weight, Wife, Family, Biography, Retirement & More

Mahendra Singh Dhoni Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Family, Biography and more

Bio / Wiki
Full Name Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Nickname (s) MSD, MS, Mahi, Captain Cool
Profession Cricketer (Wicket-Keeper)

Physical stats and more
height (approximately)
centimeter -
meter 175 centimeters - inch feet 1.75 m . - 5 '9' weight in kilogram (approx) - 75 kg in pound - 165 lb body measurement (approx) - Chest. : 42 Inch - Waist: 32 Inch - Biceps: 14 Inch Eye Color Dark Brown Hair Color Black

Personal Life
Date of Birth: July 7, 1981
forward (Es in 2020):  3 9 Years
Birthplace: Hriatrchi, Jharkhand, (Then in Bihar) India
Zodiac Not sign / listening Not sign: Cancer
signature

Nationality: Indian
Hometown: Ranchi, Jharkhand, India

School
DAV Jawahar Vidya Mandir, Shyamali, Ranchi, Jharkhand

College / University

St. Xaviers College, Ranchi, Jharkhand

Educational Qualifications: College Dropout
Religion: Hinduism
Food Habit: Non-Vegetarian
Address: Harmu Housing Colony, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India

Hobbies: Biking, Playing Football and Tennis, Swimming

Cricket
International Debut
ODI-  23 December 2004 against Bangladesh at Chittagong 
Test-  2 December 2005 against Sri Lanka at Chennai
T20 -  1 December 2006 against South Africa at Johannesburg
Jersey Number # 7 (India)
# 7 (IPL)

International Retirement : Dhoni Announced Retirement from International Cricket on 15 August 2020. He will play in # IPL2020 

Dhoni writes on his Instagram post Thank you for your love & support. From 19: 29 hrs consider me retired.

Home / State Teams: Asia XI, Bihar, Chennai Super Kings, Jharkhand, Rising Pune Supergiants
Coach / Mentor: Keshav Banerjee & Chanchal Bhattacharya
Batting Style: Right-Handed
Bowling Style: Right-Arm Fast Medium
Favorite Shots: Helicopter Shot & Paddlesweep
Nature on field: likes to play calm
: Pakistan and Australia 

Records (main ones)

•  Under his captaincy, the Indian team won major tournaments in all 3 formats: the No. 1 Test ranking in 18 months (2009-2011), the ODI World Cup in 2011, the Champions Trophy in 2013 and the Twenty20 World Cup in 2007.

•  Most centuries in ODIs at number 7.

 • Maximum 6 centuries in international cricket as a captain.

 • Highest stumping in international cricket.

 • Highest score by a wicketkeeper batsman in ODI (183 runs).

 • Won the most T20 Internationals as a captain.

 • bowled in international cricket most of the time, playing matches as a wicketkeeper.

•  Captain only ODI century batting at No. 7

 • First Indian wicketkeeper batsman to score 4–2 Test runs.

 Highlighted score (224 runs) by the Indian captain in Tests.

 • After Ricky Ponting (324) and Stephen Fleming (303), 3 captains in over 300 international matches.

 • The only captain to captain 50+ matches in all 3 formats.

 • First Indian captain to win Test series in New Zealand.

 • In July 2018, he set a record for maximum stumping (33 stumpings in 91 matches) in Twenty20 Internationals. 

 • Career turning point performance in the 2003/04 Tri-Nations tournament against Kenya and Pakistan A, where he scored 362 runs in 72 matches at an average of 72.40.

Awards, Honors, Achievement
National Awards
• Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (2007)
• Padma Shri (2009)
• Padma Bhushan (2018)

Achievements
• MTV Youth Icon of the Year (2006)
• ICC ODI Player of the Year (2008, 2009)
• CNN-IBN Indian of the Year in Sports (2011)
• ICC Award of Spirit of Cricket (2011)

Controversy
• In 2007, 40 residents of his area filed a petition against the Ranchi Regional Development Authority (RRDA) for wasting 15,000 liters of water in MS Dhoni's house in daily maintenance of the swimming pool. At that time, his area was undergoing severe water crisis.

 • He was involved in a tax evasion dispute over his Hummer H2, as the vehicle required a registration fee of ₹ 4 lakh in India, but it was mistakenly registered as a registration fee of ₹ 53,000 to Mahindra Scorpio. is. [2]

 • During the 2013 IPL spot fixing, Dhoni was on the radar of the Supreme Court. He was in contact with Gurunath Meiyappan, who was named in the betting charge sheet. Later, Dhoni called Gurunath Meiyappan "a cricket enthusiast". However, Meiyappan was a complete team owner.

 • In 2016, he resigned as the brand ambassador of Amrapali Real Estate Group after facing a social media campaign of Amrapali units by residents of one of the Amrapali units.

Relationship and More
Marital Status: Married

Affairs / Girlfriend
Priyanka Jha (Died in 2002)

Lakshmi Rai (South Indian Actress) 

Sakshi Singh Rawat (Sakshi Dhoni)

Family
Wife / Spouse: Sakshi Dhoni

Marriage date: 7 July 2010

children

Daughter - Jiva 

Son  : None

Parent
father 

Father - Pan Singh (MECON employee; worked in Junior Management position)
Mother - Devaki Devi 

Siblings
brothers - Narendra Singh Dhoni (India, politicians)

Sister- Jayanthi Gupta (Elder)

Favorite things 

Favorite Cricketer (
Batsman ) :  Sachin Tendulkar, Adam Gilchrist
Bowler:  Glenn McGrath, Brett Lee

Favorite Cricket Ground

Lord's Cricket Ground, London
Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne

Favorite food: Chicken Butter Masala, Chicken Tikka Pizza, Kebab, Yellow Dal, Sonpapadi, Gulab Jamun and Rasgulla

Favorite Football Player: Cristiano Ronaldo
Favorite Tennis Player: Rafael Nadal
Favorite Actor (s): Amitabh Bachchan, John Abraham
Favorite Actresses: Angelina Jolie, Deepika Padukone
Favorite Film (s): Agneepath, Sholay
Favorite Musician: Kishore Kumar
Favorite Color : Blue and Black
Favorite Destination (s): Sri Lanka, Goa

Cars Collection
Open Mahindra Scorpio, Maruti SX4, Hummer H2, Toyota Corolla, Land Rover Freelander, GMC Sierra, Mitsubishi Pajero Sfx, Mitsubishi Out Lander, Porsche 911, Audi Q7 SUV, Ferrari 599, Jeep Grand Cherokee

Bikes Collection

Kawasaki Ninja H2, Confederate Hellcat, BSA, Suzuki Hayabusa, a Norton Vintage, Hero Karizma ZMR, Yamaha Rxz, Yamaha Thundercat, Yamaha Rx, Ducati 1098, Yamaha Rd 350, Tvs Apache, Kawasaki zx14r Ninja, Confederate Hellcat X 132, Harley Davidson Fat boy, Enfield Machismo, Customized Tvs Dirt bike

Net Income
Salary (approx.) ₹ 15 Crore (IPL 2019)
Net Worth (approx.) $ 103 million 

Some Lesser Known Facts About Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Does Mahendra Singh Dhoni smoke ?:

 Does Mahendra Singh Dhoni not drink alcohol ?: Occasionally

 Dhoni was born to a middle class Rajput caste of rulers.

 He achieved 65% in his 10th board examination.

 In 1993, he was first seen as a goalkeeper by his school's cricket coach KR Banerjee, who later asked him to try his hand at wicket-keeping.

Ms dhoni in younger days

It was former Bengal cricket captain PC Poddar who saw a lot of potential in him during the Talent Resource Development Wing (TRDW) match in Jamshedpur. After which, he was selected in the Bihar U19 team in the 1998/99 season, where he scored 176 runs in 5 matches.

 In 2002, while Dhoni was trying to make a place in India's team, he fell in love with a girl named Priyanka Jha. But, unfortunately, Priyanka died in an accident the same year.

 Although he played as a senior for Bihar from 1999 to 2003, his consistent performance was ignored by selectors from the Eastern region, after which he was transferred to West Bengal, where he spent 3 years (2001–) Started working as a ticket collector at Kharagpur railway station. 2003).

 In2003, Sourav Ganguly approached him to go to Kolkata, but he declined the offer and went back to Bihar, where he went to the National Cricket Academy.

 His life took a turn in 2004 when he was selected for the India A tour of Zimbabwe and Kenya, where he performed exceptionally well.

 On 23 December 2004, he was out for the Duck on his ODI debut against Bangladesh.

Dhoni scored his first ODI century against arch-rivals Pakistan at the World Cup, where he scored 148 off 123 balls.

 At first, he had long hair for two reasons, first he was a big fan of John Abraham, second, he considered it lucky.

Early look of MS Dhoni

In 2006, he was voted as the MTV youth icon.

 Even after achieving such great success in his early career, he remains grounded and spends time with his childhood friends.

It was Sachin Tendulkar who recommended his name for the captain of India in 2007, after which the Indian cricket team reached heights as before.

He and his wife Sakshi had known each other since childhood, but their love ignited in the winter of 2007, when they met Yudhjeet Dutta (Dhoni's manager and friend) in Kolkata. I was Dhoni who asked his manager for his number, and when he later messaged him, he was not initially convinced. They dated each other for 3 years and got married in 2010 in a low-profile ceremony.

 In 2011, he was awarded the rank of Lieutenant Colonel by the Indian Territorial Army.

MS Dhoni as Lt. Colonel of Indian Territorial Army

He was the highest taxpayer sportsperson in India for the year 2012, 2013, 2014.Dhoni is a good friend of actor, John Abraham.

MS Dhoni with John Abraham

He is counted among the best finishers in modern cricket, and is known for finishing one-day matches by hitting a six, popular among them being a winning six in the 2011 ICC World Cup final against Sri Lanka. Dhoni learned his signature shot, 'The Chopper Shot' by his childhood friend Santosh Lal, who died in July 2013.

 In 2012, he became one of the world's top-grossing players (# 31 in the world) by Forbes magazine, beating popular players such as Manchester United's Wayne Rooney and the world's fastest man Usain Bolt.

 He announced his Test retirement following the Melbourne Test match in December 2014 during the tour of Australia, where he was just 1 Test match loser to match the captain's record for the most defeated Test matches overseas.

 He owns a hotel in Ranchi, known as 'Mahi Residency'.

MS Dhoni's hotel in Ranchi

Dhoni is a pet lover and has 2 pet dogs, a Labrador named  Zarah  and an Alsatian named  Sam .

Dhoni with his pets

He is a bike lover and is the co-owner of ' Mahi Racing Team India ' in Supersport World Championship.

MS Dhoni's Mahi Racing Team India

In 2016, she launched 'Seven', a fashion brand with the Riti Group.

 It was rumored that he took ₹ 40 crores from the makers of his biopic MS Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016) starring Sushant Singh Rajput.

 He loves "camouflage" clothes and accessories. On 2 April 2018, he received Indin's third highest civilian award 'Padma Bhushan' from President Ram Nath Kovind.

Dhoni made this iconic moment even more special by marching in legal uniform and with dignitaries present at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Suresh Raina and MS Dhoni are best friends. So, when Dhoni announced his retirement from international cricket, Raina also followed him in a few hours.

 Forever tribute to Dhoni and Raina's friendship

Tribute to our beloved #SharadaBhai

Suresh Raina: Biography | Age, height, wife, family, net worth and more

Chetan Chauhan: Biography | Age, height, wife, family, death, net worth and more