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MS Dhoni aka Mahendra Singh Dhoni (MSD) is a well known Indian Cricketer, and he is popularly known as former Indian Cricket Team captain.

India won the ICC T20 World Cup in the year 2007, ICC World Cup in the year 2011, and Champions Trophy in the year 2013 under his captaincy.

He made India proud of winning several Asian and International trophies. His other names are Mahi, MSD, MS, and Captain Cool called by his family, friends, and fans. He considered as the best captain ever in the history of Indian Cricket.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni aka MS Dhoni Wiki/Biography:

MS Dhoni was born on 7 July 1981 (Age: 37 years, as in 2018) in a middle-class Rajput family in Ranchi, Jharkhand (Then in Bihar), India. He studied in DAV Jawahar Vidya Mandir, Shyamali, Ranchi. To pursue higher education, he joined the St. Xavier College, Ranchi to get a bachelor degree, but because of some issues, he could not complete his graduation. He started learning & playing cricket at a very young age. He became a local star as he played well in schools and colleges’ tournaments.

Full Name	Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Nick Name (s)	Mahi, Captain Cool, MS, MSD, Dhoni
Profession	Sportsman (Cricketer)

Personal Life:

Age	38 (as of 2019)
Date Of Birth/Birthday	7 July 1981
Birth Place	Ranchi, Jharkhand, (Then in Bihar) India
Home Town	Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
Current City/Residing City	Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
Nationality	Indian
Address	Harmu Housing Colony, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
School	DAV Jawahar Vidya Mandir, Shyamali, Ranchi, Jharkhand
College/University	St. Xaviers College, Ranchi, Jharkhand
Zodiac Sign/Sun Sign	Cancer
Caste/Religion	Hinduism
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian
Hobbies	Bike Riding, Playing Football and Tennis, Swimming

Physical Appearance (Body Measurements/Stats):

Height	In Centimeters: 175 cm In Meters: 1.75 m In Feet Inches: 5’9″
Weight	In Kilograms: 75 kg In Pounds: 165 lbs
Chest Size	42 inches
Waist Size	32 inches
Biceps Size	14 inches
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Black

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MS Dhoni Family, Caste, Wife, Love Affair, Girlfriend(s):

MS Dhoni was born and grown in a middle-class Rajput family from the city Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. His father name is Pan Singh, an employee at MECON. His mother name is Devki Devi, who is a homemaker. He is the youngest among three siblings in his family. His elder sister named ‘Jayanti Gupta’ and also has an elder brother named ‘Narendra Singh Dhoni’ is a politician. His family was given support to him to play cricket, especially his father and sister.

Dhoni married his lover Sakshi Singh Rawat (Sakshi Dhoni) after dating her for a long time, on 4 July 2010. They blessed with a daughter named ‘Ziva.’

Before dating Sakshi, MSD was in the relationship with Priyanka Jha who unfortunately expired in 2002. Later, he rumoured to be dated a South Indian actress named ‘Lakshmi Rai.’

Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends/Lovers	Priyanka Jha (died in 2012) Lakshmi Rai (South Indian Actress) Sakshi Singh Rawat (Sakshi Dhoni)
Wife/Spouse	Sakshi Dhoni (Sakshi Singh Rawat)
Marriage/Wedding Date	4 July 2010
Children	Daughter: Ziva Son: None
Parents	Father: Pan Singh (MECON employee; worked at Junior Management position) Mother: Devki Devi
Siblings/Brothers/Sisters	Brother: Narendra Singh Dhoni (Elder, Politician) Sister: Jayanti Gupta (Elder)

Career:

His journey to get selected to the Indian cricket team was hard. Initially, he was a goalkeeper in a local Football team. A cricket coach, KR Banerjee, observed him while goalkeeping and asked him to try his hand at wicketkeeping. He played many local tournament matches and became a local star. Though he played well for Bihar since 1998, he was not getting a chance for playing in the Indian team. He went to West Bengal and got the Ticket Collector post at Kharagpur railway station and continued his job up to 3 years (2001-2003). On 23 December 2004, he made his ICC One-Day International (ODI) debut against Bangladesh at Chittagong. He got selected for India A tour of Zimbabwe and Kenya, in the same year; there he performed exceptionally well. He made his ICC Test and T20 debut in the year 2005 and 2006 respectively. In the year 2007, he got captaincy of the Indian team on the recommendation of Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar, and since then, he drove the Indian team to the new heights like never before. Under his captaincy, India won the ICC T20 Cricket World Cup 2007, International Cricket World Cup (2011), Champions Trophy (2013), and India became and remained as the No.1 Test team for over 18 months.

MS Dhoni Records:

He made most centuries while batting at the position of No.7 in ODIs.
He is the only player to hit the most number of sixes in the International Cricket as a captain.
He made the Highest score (183*) as a wicketkeeper-batsman in ODIs.
He made the most number of stumpings as a wicketkeeper in the International Cricket.

He is the only skipper to score an ODI century while batting at No.7.
He achieved most T20 International matches victories as a captain.
He is the first Indian wicketkeeper-batsman to score 4,000 Test runs.
He is the highest scorer (224*) in Test Cricket by an Indian captain.
He is the third skipper ever to lead the team as a Captain in more than 300 international matches, after Ricky Ponting and Stephen Fleming.
He is the only skipper to have captained in more than 50 matches in all three formats.
He is the first Indian cricket captain to win a Test series in New Zealand.
He made the maximum number of stumpings in T20 Internationals (33 stumpings in 91 matches).

MS Dhoni Awards/Achievements:

National Awards:

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (2007)
Padma Shri (2009)
Padma Bhushan (2018)

Achievements:

MTV Youth Icon of the Year (2006)
ICC One-Day International (ODI) Player of the Year 2008 & 2009.
CNN-IBN Indian of the Year 2011 in Sports
ICC Award for Spirit of Cricket 2011

Controversies:

In 2007, A few residents of his locality filed a plea against the Ranchi Regional Development Authority (RRDA). In the situation of a severe water crisis in the state, 15000 litres of water was being wasted for the maintenance purpose of the swimming pool in Dhoni’s house.
A tax evasion controversy over his car Hummer H2 made the buzz, as the vehicle needed a registration charge of ₹4 lakhs, but, mistakenly, it was registered as Mahindra Scorpio, the registration fee of that vehicle which was ₹53,000.
During the year 2013, on the IPL spot-fixing issue, Dhoni came under the suspicion of the Supreme Court. He was in contact with Gurunath Meiyappan, who was named in the betting charge sheet. On questioning about the connection with Meiyappan, MSD called Gurunath Meiyappan, a “Mere Cricket Enthusiast.” However, Meiyappan was a full-fledged team owner.
In April 2016, he resigned his brand ambassador post of “Amrapali Real Estate Group” after the firm was trolled on social media sites by residents of an Amrapali housing project who were angry over the unfinished work. Dhoni sued the group for over Rs 150 crore dues.

Favourites, Likes & Dislikes:

Film(s)	Agneepath, Sholay
Musician	Kishore Kumar
Actor(s)	Amitabh Bachchan, John Abraham
Actresses	Angelina Jolie, Deepika Padukone
Sports	Football, Cricket, Tennis
Cricketer(s)	Batsmen: Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar, Adam Gilchrist Bowlers: Glenn McGrath, Brett Lee
Cricket Grounds	Lord’s Cricket Ground LCG (London), Cricket Ground MCG (Melbourne)
Football Player	Cristiano Ronaldo
Tennis Player	Rafael Nadal
Food	Chicken Butter Masala, Chicken Tikka Pizza, Kebabs, Yellow Dal, Sonpapdi, Gulab Jamun, Rasgullas
Colours	Blue and Black
Destinations	Goa and Sri Lanka

MS Dhoni Style/Quotient:

Cars Collection:

Open Mahindra Scorpio, Toyota Corolla, Maruti SX4, Hummer H2, Porsche 911, Land Rover Freelander, Mitsubishi Pajero SFX, GMC Sierra, Mitsubishi Out Lander, Audi Q7 SUV, Ferrari 599.

Bikes Collection:

Harley Davidson Fat Boy, Hero Karizma ZMR, Confederate Hellcat X 132, Yamaha Thundercat, Yamaha RXZ, Ducati 1098, Yamaha RX, Yamaha RD 350, TVS Apache, Kawasaki ZX14R Ninja, Enfield Machismo, Customized TVS Dirt bike.

Salary/Net Worth/Remuneration:

For the 2019 IPL season, Dhoni auctioned for ₹15 Crore. His net worth is around $103 million.

Interesting Unknown/Lesser Known Facts:

Despite being busy in net sessions for practice, he secured 65% in his 10th (S.S.C) Board exams.
At the time of the Talent Resource Development Wing (TRDW) match in Jamshedpur, PC Poddar (the former cricket captain of Bengal) identified great talent in M.S Dhoni and selected him for the Bihar under 19 teams in the 1998/99 season. He played good and scored 176 runs in 5 matches.
His cricket coaches were namely Keshav Banerjee and Chanchal Bhattacharya.
In the year 2002, he fell in love with a girl named Priyanka Jha. But, the same year, unfortunately, Priyanka expired in a road mishap.
The turning point of his life was India A tour of Zimbabwe and Kenya in 2004. He got the place in the team, and he performed well.
His international One-Day International (ODI) debut was not a dream for him; as he got run out for a duck against Bangladesh Team on 23 December 2004.
He made his maiden One-Day International (ODI) century against Pakistan in Vishakapatnam, where he smashed 148 runs off 123 balls.
Earlier, he had long hair because he is a fan of the actor, John Abraham, and he used to consider it lucky.
He and his wife Sakshi Rawat knew each other from their childhood, but in the year 2007, they fell in love when they met in Kolkata. After dating for over three years, they got married in a low-profile ceremony in 2010.
In the year 2011, the Indian Territorial Army honoured him with the rank of Lt. Colonel.

In the years 2012, 2013, and 2014, MSD was the highest taxpayer sportsperson in India.
He is considered one of the best match finishers in international cricket. He is popularly known for best finishing the matches with a six. The popular one among the fans is his winning 6 in the ICC World Cup final against Sri Lanka in the year 2011.
Dhoni learned “The Helicopter Shot” from his childhood friend named Santosh Lal, who passed away in July 2013.
In 2012, MSD became the richest cricketer in the World by Forbes magazine, overcoming famous sportspersons like Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney and the World’s fastest man Usain Bolt.
During the Australia Tour, in the year 2014, He announced retirement, where he was just 1 test match defeat away for equaling the record of being captain of most defeated test matches in abroad.
He runs a hotel in Ranchi titled ‘Mahi Residency.’

He is a pet lover and has two pet dogs; an Alsatian named Sam and a Labrador named Zarah.

He is a bike lover and co-owns the ‘Mahi Racing Team India’ in Supersport World Championship.

In the year 2016, he launched a fashion brand ‘Seven’ with Rhiti Group.

In the same year, his biopic “M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story” was released. It was rumoured that he received up to ₹40 crores from the filmmakers/producers of his biopic.

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Name	Ambati Rayudu
Full Name	Ambati Thirupathi Rayudu
Nick Name	Amba
Age	31 Years
Date Of Birth	23 September 1985
Place Of Birth	Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Parents	Father: Sambashva Rao Mother: Vijayalakshmi
Siblings	Brother (s): Not Known Sister (s): Not Known
Marital Status	Married Spouse: Chennupalli Vidya
Zodiac Sign/Sun Sign	Virgo
School	Bhavan’s Sri Ramakrishna Vidyalaya, Sainikpuri
Caste	Not Known
Religion	Hindu
Love Affairs	Chennupalli Vidya (Spouse)
Nationality	Indian
Physical Stats	Height: 170 cms (in centimeters) 5′ 8″ (in feet-inches) Weight: 72 kg Eye Colour: Black Hair Colour: Black
Known For	Cricketer, Hyderabadi Crickted Player
Role	Right handed batsman, off-spinner bowler, wicket-keeper
Languages Known	Telugu, Hindi, English
International ODI debut:	24 July 2013
Retirement Date	3 July 2019 (Announced retirement in all formats of Cricket)

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