MS Dhoni (Mahendra Singh Dhoni) Biography, Net Worth, Family, House, Car Collection, Career, Early Life, Birth Place

Mahendra Singh Dhoni's Biography, Net Worth, Family, House, Car Collection, Birth Place

MS Dhoni Biography, Mahendra Singh Dhoni's Biography

MS Dhoni's Awards

In 2018, Dhoni received Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award

In 2009 Dhoni received Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award

In 2007-08 Dhoni received Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award

In 2008 and 2009, Dhoni received ICC ODI Player of the Year

Dhoni named in 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 ICC World ODI XI (captain in 2009, 2011-14)

In 2011, Dhoni received Castrol Indian Cricketer of the Year

In 2011-2020 Dhoni received ICC Spirit of the Cricket Award of the Decade

Dhoni named in the 2011-2020 ICC Men's ODI Team of the Decade (captain and wicketkeeper)

M.S. Dhoni Birth and Family MS Dhoni Family MS Dhoni was born on 7 July 1981 in Ranchi, Bihar (currently Jharkhand) to a Hindu Rajput family. His father's name was Dhanadutta and grandfather's name was Bhadradutta. His ancestral village is in Lamgada block of Almora in Uttarakhand. His father moved to Ranchi from Uttarakhand and worked as a pump operator in a junior management position at MECON. Dhoni is the third and youngest child of his parents. He has a sister, Jayanti Gupta, and a brother, Narendra Singh Dhoni. On 4 July 2010, MS Dhoni married his school classmate Sakshi Singh Rawat. They also have a daughter named Ziva.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, or MS Dhoni, is a former Indian international cricketer who plays for Jharkhand in domestic cricket and captains Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League. Mahendra Singh Dhoni is regarded as one of the best cricketers the world has ever seen. Former India captain MS Dhoni is a wicketkeeper-batsman and bats in the middle order. He is the only captain in the history of Indian cricket to win all three ICC trophies. He has won the IPL title as a skipper record five times for Chennai Super Kings. Dhoni is regarded as one of the best finishers in world cricket.

MS Dhoni's Early Career

He used to participate and excel in many sports like badminton, football and cricket during his school days. He used to play as a goalkeeper for his school football team. Dhoni has been passionate about the game since childhood. But after seeing his goalkeeping skills, coach Keshav Ranjan Banerjee inspired Dhoni to become a cricketer. He chose Dhoni to play cricket for his school team. Dhoni showed impressive wicketkeeping skills at the Commando Cricket Club during 1995-98.

Given his excellent performance in club cricket, he was selected for the Vinoo Mankad Trophy Under-16 Championship for the 1997-98 season, where he performed very well. After completing his high school education, Dhoni focused on cricket. Until 1998, he played for the school cricket team and club cricket. Whenever Dhoni hit a six in the Sheesh Mahal tournament cricket matches, he was given a gift of Rs 50 by Deval Sahay. He was the one who selected Dhoni for the CCL.

MS Dhoni's international Debut

MS Dhoni ODI debut - 23 December 2004 against Bangladesh at Chittagong

MS Dhoni Test debut - 2 December 2005 against Sri Lanka at Chennai

MS Dhoni T20I debut - 1 December 2006 against South Africa at Johannesburg
 

MS Dhoni Domestic Cricket Career

MS Dhoni was born on 7 July 1981 in Ranchi, Bihar (currently Jharkhand) to a Hindu Rajput family. In 1998, MS Dhoni joined the CCL team, CCL advanced to the A division because of his performance. His passion and cricketing talents delighted Deval Sahay, who pushed for his Bihar selection. In 1999-2000, he was named for the senior Bihar Ranji squad aged 18. In the 1998-99 Cooch Behar Trophy, Dhoni scored 176 runs in 7 innings of 5 matches for Bihar Under-19. Dhoni did not make the East Zone Under-19 (CK Nayudu Trophy) or Rest of India (MA Chidambaram Trophy and Vinoo Mankad Trophy) teams.

Dhoni's 84 helped Bihar Under-19 reach the 1999-2000 Cooch Behar Trophy final, when they scored 357 runs. However, Dhoni's future colleague Yuvraj Singh switched the tide. Yuvraj's 358 runs helped Punjab score 839. Dhoni scored 488 runs in 12 innings of 9 matches with 5 half-centuries in the competition. He took 17 catches and stumped 7. In the 1999-2000 CK Nayudu Trophy, Dhoni played for the East Zone Under-19 squad, however they lost all four matches and came last. He scored 97 runs in four matches. With Bihar in the 1999-2000 Ranji Trophy, Dhoni made his first-class debut at 18. He made an undefeated 68 in the second innings against Assam in his first match. Dhoni scored 283 runs in 5 matches to finish the season. In 2000-01, Dhoni achieved his first first-class century for Bihar against Bengal. Dhoni was a South Eastern Railway Travelling Ticket Examiner (TTE) at Kharagpur railway station in Midnapore district from 2001 to 2003. But he kept playing cricket along with the jobs.

MS Dhoni's IPL career

MS Dhoni was signed by Chennai Super Kings for US $1.5 million (about Rs 6 crore) in the inaugural season of IPL in 2008. He was the most expensive player in the first edition of the IPL. Under Dhoni's captaincy, Chennai Super Kings have won the IPL title twice in 2010 and 2011. He also led his team to victory in the 2010 and 2014 T20 Champions League. In 2016, after a two-year ban on the Chennai franchise for match-fixing, Dhoni was bought by Rising Pune Supergiant for US $1.9 million (about Rs 12 crore) and appointed captain of the team.

Dhoni was retained by CSK for Rs 12 crore ahead of the IPL 2022 player auction. He relinquished the captaincy on 24 March 2022 and Ravindra Jadeja became the new captain. However, on 30 April 2022, Jadeja handed the captaincy back to Dhoni. The 2022 season did not go well for CSK and the team was eliminated from the group stage. However, in IPL 2023, Dhoni led CSK to their fifth IPL title. Dhoni's team defeated Gujarat Titans in the final to win the trophy.

MS Dhoni's international cricket career

MS Dhoni's ODI career: Dhoni came to the international stage at a time when the Indian ODI team was struggling to find a wicketkeeper-batsman. In 2004, MS Dhoni got a chance to play in the Indian cricket team. The 2000s saw Rahul Dravid as the wicketkeeper and then junior-ranked wicketkeeper-batsmen like Parthiv Patel and Dinesh Karthik were named in the team. But they didn't fit into the team combination. But when Dhoni made his mark in the India A team, he was selected for the ODI team for the Bangladesh tour in 2004-05. Dhoni made his ODI debut against Bangladesh at Chittagong on 23 December 2004. However, Dhoni's career did not start well and he was run out for a duck in his ODI debut. He scored 12 and 7 * in the two matches of the series.

Despite an average performance in the series against Bangladesh, Dhoni was picked for the series against Pakistan. Dhoni scored his fifth ODI century. He scored 148 off just 123 balls in Visakhapatnam. Dhoni's 148 surpassed the previous record for the highest score by an Indian wicketkeeper and thus began the Dhoni era. On 20 April 2006, Dhoni overtook Ricky Ponting to become the number one batsman in the ICC ODI rankings for batsmen and became the fastest batsman to do so in 42 innings.

Thanks to this brilliant performance, in 2009, he secured the top spot in the ICC ODI batsmen rankings. In 2011, Dhoni led India to the final of the ICC Cricket World Cup with wins over Australia in the quarter-finals and Pakistan in the semi-finals. Dhoni, along with Gautam Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh, guided India to victory in the final, chasing down a target of 275 against Sri Lanka. Dhoni ended the match with a score of 91 * with a historic six and won India the World Cup trophy for the second time after a long wait of 28 years. He was awarded the 'Man of the Match' for his outstanding performance in the final of the 2011 Cricket World Cup.

MS Dhoni's Test Career: Dhoni made his Test debut against Bangladesh on 2 December 2005 and scored 30 runs in his first innings.MS Dhoni's performance in the ODI against Sri Lanka opened the doors of Test cricket for him. In December 2005, Dhoni replaced Dinesh Karthik as the wicketkeeper in the Indian Test team. He also holds the record for dismissing the most number of players in a match by an Indian wicketkeeper, which was broken by Wriddhiman Saha in 2018. He scored an unbeaten 24 in his last Test innings.

MS Dhoni's T20 Career: T20 cricket Dhoni made his T20I debut against South Africa on December 1, 2006. MS Dhoni was selected to lead a young Indian team for the first ICC T20 World Cup in South Africa in 2007. He made his captaincy debut against Scotland, but the match was abandoned. He then led India to the ICC World Twenty20 trophy with a hard-fought victory over arch-rivals Pakistan in the final on 24 September 2007, becoming the second Indian captain after Kapil Dev to win the World Cup in any format of cricket.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni Retirement

It was a very emotional moment for the fans. He was a phenomenon player people love his cricket not only India but also in abroad. On the day of August15, MS Dhoni the great player and best captain announced his retirement from international cricket

List of M S Dhoni Records

Under Dhoni's captaincy, the Indian team won ICC tournaments in 3 formats of the game:

1 Test ranking for 18 months (2009-2011), Twenty20 World Cup in 2007, ODI World Cup in 2011 and Champions Trophy in 2013. MS Dhoni holds the record for the most number of centuries at No. 7 in ODIs. He is the most capped player in international cricket

MS Dhoni became the first Indian wicketkeeper-batsman to score 4,000 Test runs. After hitting a six in the third Test against England in Southampton, Dhoni completed 50 sixes as captain, which is an Indian record.

With 294 dismissals in his career, Dhoni tops the list of all-time dismissals by Indian wicketkeepers. Dhoni is the third captain to win 100 games overall. First player to score 10,000 runs in ODI cricket with a career average of over 50.

Most ducks in ODIs (84). Dhoni's 183 * against Sri Lanka in 2005 is the highest score by a wicketkeeper. Dhoni and Bhuvneshwar shared an unbeaten 100-run stand against Sri Lanka, which is India's highest partnership for the eighth wicket in ODIs.

He holds the record for most dismissals by a wicketkeeper in an innings (6) and career (432). Dhoni has the most stumpings (123) by any wicketkeeper in an ODI career and he is the only keeper to have done 100 stumpings so far.

MS Dhoni's Marriage

Dhoni and Sakshi's love story is quite interesting. Cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni took seven rounds with Sakshi Rawat in Dehradun on July 4, 2010. Dhoni and Sakshi have known each other since childhood. Both were studying in the same school. But after some time, Sakshi's family shifted to Dehradun and the two separated. Sakshi was born on November 19, 1998, in Lekhapani town of Assam's Tinsukia district. He completed his primary education in Dehradun and secondary education in Ranchi. Sakshi holds a degree in Hotel Management from the Institute of Hotel Management, Aurangabad. However, after all this, Dhoni and Sakshi met in a hotel in Kolkata after about 10 years.

The Indian team is staying at the Taj Hotel in Kolkata. At that time, Sakshi was a hotel management student in Maharashtra and was interning at the Taj Hotel in Kolkata. The special thing is that the day Dhoni and Sakshi met was the last day of Sakshi's internship.

After almost 5 years of marriage, Dhoni and Sakshi became parents on 6 February 2015. They have a daughter named Ziva. Sakshi and Ziva are often seen at the stadium supporting Dhoni and Chennai Super Kings during IPL.

Priyanka Jha connection with MS Dhoni

Before Sakshi, MS Dhoni had fallen in love with a girl named Priyanka Jha, whom he met at the age of 20. At that time Dhoni was struggling to get selected in the Indian team. But in the year 2002, his girlfriend died in an accident and their love story was left incomplete. MS Dhoni: The Untold Story is a biographical film, based on the life of Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

MS Dhoni's Net worth

Talking about Dhoni's total wealth, according to media reports, Dhoni owns about Rs 1040 crore. Former India captain MS Dhoni is regarded as one of the best cricketers the world has ever seen. Even after retiring from international cricket, Dhoni has always been in the headlines. His annual income is around Rs 50 crore.

Dhoni is the captain of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and has a base price of Rs 12 crore. His brand value is very high and he earns crores through brand endorsements. Apart from this, Dhoni earns crores of rupees from real estate investments. Dhoni has 44 million followers on Instagram.

He has over 8.6 million followers on Twitter. He charges one to 2 crores for a post on social media. Dhoni is also the co-owner of football team Chennaiyin FC, Mahi Racing Team India and field hockey team Ranchi Range.

He also owns a film production house named 'Dhoni Entertainment'. Dhoni has a luxurious house in his hometown Ranchi. He designed the house himself and it is worth Rs 6 crore. Dhoni also owns a 44-acre farmhouse in Ranchi and has built another house in the old part of the city.

MS Dhoni's net worth in Indian reupees is around Rs 1040 crore

MS Dhoni's annual income in Indian rupees of about Rs 50 crore

MS Dhoni's IPL Earning Indian rupee is Rs 12 crore

MS Dhoni's Car Collection

Former India captain MS Dhoni is an ardent football fan. Dhoni's love for cars is well known. Dhoni has a great collection of expensive and luxury cars. Dhoni's car collection is a mix of luxury, vintage and budget. Dhoni has never shied away from expressing his love for cars. He is often seen spending quality time with his vehicles on the streets of his hometown Ranchi. The World Cup-winning captain is also seen driving in his leisure time at his residence.

Here is the list of car with Price

Ferrari 599 GTO launched at Rs 1.39 crore

Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk - Rs 1.12 crore

Hummer H2 Rs 75 lakh

Audi Q Rs 65 lakh

Mitsubishi Pajero SFX at Rs 22 lakh

Mahindra Scorpio Rs 10 lakh

Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Rs 68 lakh

Mercedes-Benz GLE launched at Rs 78 lakh

Rolls Royce Silver Shadow is priced at Rs 76 lakh

Mahendra Singh Dhoni is an Indian cricketer. (Social Media)

MS Dhoni's Social Media Information

MS Dhoni's Instagram account has a total of 9.1 million followers and he has posted a total of 82 photos and videos on his account.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni joined the Facebook in 2016 and he keeps sharing his photos in this account from time to time. These Facebook accounts are followed by a total of 20,575,527 people.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni joined Twitter in 2009 and at present his Twitter account is followed by about 7 million people.

Some Major Things to Know about MS Dhoni

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In the year 1998, MS Dhoni made his professional debut with the Central Coal Fields Limited (CCL) team. Dhoni was selected in the senior Bihar Ranji team at the age of 18. In 2004, MS Dhoni got a chance to play in the Indian cricket team. Dhoni came to the international stage at a time when the Indian ODI team was struggling to find a wicketkeeper-batsman. In the inaugural season of the IPL in 2008, MS Dhoni was signed by Chennai Super Kings for US $1.5 million (about Rs 6 crore).

 He was the most expensive player in the first edition of the IPL. Forbes magazine named Dhoni among the world's highest-paid athletes in 2012. Apart from this, Dhoni also became the highest tax payer to the Government of India from 2012 to 2014. Along with being a cricketer, Dhoni is also associated with many types of businesses and has also opened a hotel in Ranchi, which he has named Mahi Residency. In 2016, Dhoni ventured into the clothing business and launched a clothing brand called SEVEN in collaboration with Rhiti Group. Dhoni has a farmhouse spread over 44 acres in his hometown Ranchi, where he cultivates a variety of vegetables and fruits Dhoni is very fond of cars and bikes and has bought many types of cars and bikes.

Dhoni also loves animals and has two dogs. Dhoni has a keen interest in bike racing. He has also bought a team in motor racing. Dhoni is also a Lieutenant Colonel in the Indian Army. He was awarded the title in 2011. Since childhood, he wanted to join the Indian Army. Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf had once praised MS Dhoni for his long hair and asked him not to get a haircut.

Dhoni is the only captain in world cricket to have won all three ICC titles. This includes the 2007 T20 World Cup, 2011 World Cup and 2013 Champions Trophy. According to reports, Dhoni had taken Rs 40 crore for the rights to make a film on his life and the film made on his life collected Rs 210 crore.

In 2011, MS Dhoni was awarded the honorary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Indian Army for his contribution to cricket.

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When and where MS Dhoni was born?

MS Dhoni was born on 7 July 1981 in Ranchi, Jharkhand.

What is the name of MS Dhoni's daughter?

MS Dhoni's daughter name is Jeeva Dhoni

How many times has MS Dhoni won the IPL title?

MS Dhoni won the IPL title five times (2010, 2014, 2018, 2021 and 2023)

What is the net worth of MS Dhoni?

MS Dhoni's net worth in Indian rupees is around Rs 1040 crore.