The full name of Dhoni is Mahendra Singh Dhoni. He was born on 7th of July in the year 1981. He is the present captain of the Indian Cricket Team. In the year 2004, this particular player made his debut in the international cricket. He played his debut match against the team of Bangladesh in the month of December. After one year from this match he made his first appearance in the Test matches.
His test match debut was against the team of Sri Lanka. Mahendra was born Ranchi which was at that time within the Bihar State. Presently Ranchi is belongs to the state of Jharkand. He is from a Rajput family. The name of his father is Pan Sing and mother’s is Devaki Devi. The name of Dhoni’s paternal village is Lvali which is situated in Lamgarha, Uttarkhand. His father shifted to Ranchi where he worker in the junior management positions of MECON. The name of his brother is Narenda and sister is Jayanti.
When he was introduced to the professional cricket, Dhoni had long hairs. This became a style statement in the youth. Later this cricketer cut his hair in order to look like John Abraham, who is the favorite actor of this particular cricketer. He has got great fascinations for bikes and cars. After he stated gaining success in the particular sport of cricket, he started collecting the top bikes and cars. At present he is the brand ambassador of fifteen brands from clothes to cola drinks. He is the highest tax payer of India in the year 2010. Since childhood his cricketing idols were Adam Gilchrist, Sachin Tendulkar. His favorite singer is Lata Mangeskar and favourite actor is Amitabh Bachhan.
Dhoni completed his schooling from Dav Jawahar Vidya Mandir which is situated in Shyamali. The name of this is now changed to JVM. Since childhood he was involved in various kinds of sports. Other than cricket, he used to play football and badminton. Once he was selected at district levels for the particular sports of badminton and football. He used to play the role of goal keeper in the particular football team where he got selected. On 4th of July he married his childhood friend Sakshi. He has been declared as one of the best wicket keepers of the Indian Cricket team. After Dhoni was announced the captain of the team he pressurized the board authority to focus more on the young players. Under his captaincy, Team India won the Twent20 world cup of 2007 and also ICC World cup of 2011.