Profile
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Born : 7th July, 1981
Place of Birth : Ranchi, Bihar
Major Teams : Jharkhand,Bihar,Chennai Super Kings,Asia XI,India
Height : 5 ft 11 in
Player Type : Wicket-keeper, Batsman, Captain,
Batting Style : Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style : Right-hand medium
Also known as: Mahi,Dhoni,MS
Dhoni's Family
Dad's Name : Pan Singh
Mother's Name : Devaki Devi
Sister's Name : Jayanti
Brother's Name : Narendra
Personal life
Mahendra Singh Dhoni was born in Ranchi, Bihar (now in Jharkhand) to Pan Singh and Devaki Devi.His paternal village Lvali is in the Lamgarha block of the Almora District of Uttarakhand. Dhoni's parents, moved from Uttarakhand to Ranchi where Pan Singh worked in junior management positions in MECON. Dhoni has a sister Jayanti and a brother Narendra. Dhoni had long hair which he has now shortened; he cut it because he wanted to look like his favourite film star John Abraham. Dhoni is a fan of Adam Gilchrist, and his childhood idols were cricket teammate Sachin Tendulkar, Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan and singer Lata Mangeshkar
Dhoni studied at DAV Jawahar Vidya Mandir, Shyamali,(now the school is known as JVM , Shyamli,Ranchi) Ranchi,Jharkahnd where he initially excelled in badminton and football and was selected at district and club level in these sports। Dhoni was a goalkeeper for his football team and was sent to play cricket for a local cricket club by his football coach। Though he had not played cricket, Dhoni impressed with his wicket-keeping skills and became the regular wicketkeeper at the Commando cricket club (1995 - 1998). Based on his performance at club cricket, he was picked for the 1997/98 season Vinoo Mankad Trophy Under-16 Championship and he performed well.Dhoni focused on cricket after his 10th standard.
SPORTS CRICKET
more