Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Mahendra Singh Dhoni commonly known as M. S. Dhoni bornJuly 1981 is an Indian cricketer and the current captain of the Indian national cricket team in limitedovers formats. An attacking righthanded middleorder batsman and wicketkeeper, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest finishers in limitedovers cricket. He made his One Day International debut in December 2004 against Bangladesh, and played his first Test a year later against Sri Lanka.

Dhoni was born in Ranchi, Bihar , and he identifies as being a Rajput. His paternal village Lvali is in the Lamgarha block of the Almora District of Uttarakhand. Dhonis parents, moved from Uttarakhand to Ranchi where his father Pan Singh worked in junior management positions in MECON. Dhoni has a sister Jayanti Gupta and a brother Narendra Singh Dhoni. Dhoni is a fan of Adam Gilchrist, and his childhood idols were cricket teammate Sachin Tendulkar, Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan and singer Lata Mangeshkar

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