Mahendra Singh Dhoni is one of the most flamboyant cricketers in India today. M S Dhoni is also called as Mahi by his fans. It would not be exaggeration to say that he has overtaken the charisma of Sachin Tendulkar who has been termed as the demi god of cricket.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni is one of the most flamboyant cricketers in India today. M S Dhoni is also called as Mahi by his fans. It would not be exaggeration to say that he has overtaken the charisma of Sachin Tendulkar who has been termed as the demi god of cricket.
M S was born on July 7, 1981 in Ranchi, Bihar, which now falls in the contemporary Jharkhand. He has a brother, Narendra and a sister, Jayanti. He had extraordinary cricketing talents right from his childhood which showed. Giving a fitting award for his talents, it was Railways who first brought Dhoni on the higher level and the bigger picture.
He is the only captain on the international circuit to have given India two World Cups – first the ICC T20 World Cup in 2007 – this was the inaugural T20 World Cup, and then the recently concluded One Day International World Cup (2011).
As far as the Indian Premier League is concerned, he captains the Chennai Super Kings.
Under his leadership, the CSK team has won two titles on the trot. In the 2010 season, the CSK lifted the IPL trophy for the first time. This year, in 2011, they defended it successfully. Dhoni has also given the Chennai Super Kings the Champions League trophy as well.
When Dhoni made his entry on the international circuit, he used to sport long and brown hair. This long hair was his identity. But soon he cut the hair to a normal length. Very few know that it was because of Dhoni wanted to have a look that would just be like his favorite Bollywood actor John Abraham.
However, he even cut the normal length hair and became totally bald. According to a story running around, it was because Dhoni had made a wish to go bald if India won the 2011 ICC World Cup. India won the Cup and the cool-headed Dhoni kept his word.
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