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| BIRTHDAY | 7 July, 1981 |
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| BIRTH PLACE | Ranchi , Jharkhand |
| COUNTRY | India |
| AGE (in 2019) | 38 Years Old |
| BIRTH SIGN | Cancer |
| HEIGHT | in centimeters- 175 cm in meters- 1.75 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 8” |
| WEIGHT | in Kilograms- 70 kg in Pounds- 154.32 lbs |
| CASTE | N/A |
| Other Name: | M. S. Dhoni, Mahi, MS, MSD, Captain Cool |
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Mahendra Singh Dhoni Age, Birthday Facts and Birthday Countdown
38 years, 0 month, 10 days old age Mahendra Singh Dhoni will turn 39 on 07 July, 2020. Only 11 months, 19 days, 19 hours, 53 minutes has left for his next birthday.
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Short Biography
Mahendra Singh Dhoni popularly known as M. S. Dhoni is an excellent Cricket Player who was born on July 7, 1981, in Ranchi, Bihar, India.
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This great Indian Cricketer ruled the Indian team as a captain for a long period in limited overs format between 2007 and 2016 and in Test Cricket between 2008 and 2014. Dhoni is a strategic right-handed batsman and brilliant wicket keeper. He is best known for the way in which he tends to finish the limited-overs cricket match. However, his ODI debut match was against Bangladesh in the year 2004 and played his debut test match in the consecutive year.
The Indian captain, Mahendra Singh Dhoni was exclusively responsible for achieving back to back trophies after taking over the responsibility from Rahul Dravid. Moreover, the most prominent trophies bagged by the Indian cricket team are ICC World Cup Twenty20 (2007), CB Series (2007 – 2008), Asia Cup (2010), ICC Cricket World Cup (2011), and ICC Champions Trophy (2013).
As a matter of fact, Dhoni is the first captain who has won 3 ICC limited-overs trophies and he ultimately tends to break the record. In his captaincy, the Indian team had reached the position number 1 in the ICC test rankings in 2009. He finally decided to hand on the captaincy baton to Virat Kohli in 2017 as he decided to play only as a player. He is as fit as ever and Indian team will be relying heavily on his experience to bring home the World Cup in 2019.
He resigned from Air India where he previously employed and was elected as the Vice President of India Cements Ltd. India Cements is the owner of Chennai Super Kings. Also, Dhoni is the co-owner of the Chennaiyin FC. Recently, in the year 2016, a movie called M. S. Dhoni: The Untold Story was released based on his biography.
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Honours & Awards
| AWARD NAME | AWARD CATEGORY | RECEIPT YEAR | RECEIPT FIELD |
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| Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna | National Sports Award | 2007 | Cricket |
| Padma Shri | Civilian Award | 2009 | Sports |
| Padma Bhushan | Civilian Award | 2018 | Sports |
Mahendra Singh Dhoni Family, Relatives and Other Relations
He was born to Pan Singh and Devaki Devi. He has an elder brother named Narendra Singh Dhoni and an elder sister named Jayanti Gupta. He is married to Sakshi Doni and together the couple is blessed with a daughter named Ziva Dhoni.
Body Measurements
| Chest Size | 42 |
| Biceps Size | 14 |
| Waist Size | 32 |
| Skin Colour | Fair |
| Eye Colour | Dark Brown |
| Hair Colour | Black |
Personal Info
| Home Town | Ranchi, Jharkhand, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Address | Harmu Housing Colony, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India |
| School | DAV Jawahar Vidya Mandir, Shyamali, Ranchi, Jharkhand |
| College | St. Xaviers College, Ranchi |
| Qualification | College dropout |
| Hobbies | Biking and playing football |
| Marital Status | Married |
| 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 |
| Net Worth | $100 Million (600 Crore INR) |
Collections
| Bike Collections | 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 |
| Car Collections | 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 |
Favourites
| Favorite Color | Blue and Black |
| Favorite Player | Sachin Tendulkar |
| Favorite Sport | Cricket, Football |
| Favorite Actress | Angelina Jolie |
| Favorite Actor | Amitabh Bachchan , John Abraham |
| Favorite Movie | Agneepath and Sholay |
| Favorite Singer | Kishore Kumar |
| Favorite Place | Sri Lanka and Goa |
| Favorite Food | Chicken Butter Masala, Chicken Tikka Pizza, Kebabs, Yellow Dal, Sonpapdi, Gulab Jamun and Rasgullas |
| Favourite Cricket Ground | Lord's Cricket Ground , London Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne |
| Favorite Bowler | Bowler : Glenn McGrath and Brett Lee |
| Favorite Coach | Keshav Banerjee and Chanchal Bhattacharya |
| Favorite Shot | Helicopter shot and Paddlesweep |
Shocking / Interesting Facts & Secrets About Mahendra Singh Dhoni
- Before taking up cricket full-time, Dhoni excelled in football and badminton.
- Dhoni was an excellent goalkeeper and his skills in football caught the attention of his childhood coach Keshav Bannerjee, who urged him to try his hand at cricket and wicketkeeping.
- He was a Travelling Ticket Examiner (TTE) at Kharagpur railway station from 2001 to 2003.
- While playing for the Central Coal Fields Limited in the Sheesh Mahal tournament, Dhoni used to get Rs 50 from his coach Deval Sahay for each six that he hit in the matches.
- He is the only captain in world cricket to win all three ICC trophies - 2007 World T20, 2011 World Cup and 2013 Champions Trophy.
- Dhoni made sure to keep his wedding away from the media glare and it was attended only by his close friends and family members
- Dhoni has hit the most international sixes as captain (204).
- Dhoni has always maintained that the Army is his first love and was conferred the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel on 1 November 2011.
