M S DHONI

Full Name - Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Born - 7 July 1981 (1981-07-07) (age 28) Ranchi, Bihar (now in Jharkhand), India
Nickname - Mahi
Height
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Batting style
Right-hand batsman
Bowling style
Right-hand medium
Role
Wicket Keeper, Indian Captian
National side
INDIA

Test debut
2 December 2005 v Shri Lanka

ODI debut
23 December 2004 v Bangladesh
ODI shirt no.
7

Mahendra Singh Dhoni was born in Ranchi,Bihar to Pan Singh and Devaki Devi.His paternal village Lvali is in the Lamgarha block of the Almora of Uttrakhand. Dhoni's parents, moved from Uttrakhand to Ranchi where Pan Singh worked in junior management positions in MECON. Dhoni has a sister Jayanti and a brother Narendra. Dhoni had long hair which he has now shortened; he cut it because he wanted to look like his favourite film star John Abraham.He likes Bikes A Hummer to add to the four cars and 23 high-speed motorcycles already parked in his garage in Ranchi.He is endorsing 15 brands form clothes to cold Drinks. And, he is one of the highest income tax payers in last year. Dhoni studied at DAV Jawahar vidya Mandir,Shamali,(now the school is known as JVM , Shyamli,Ranchi) Ranchi,Jharkhand where he initially excelled in badminton and football and was selected at district and club level in these sports.Dhoni was a goalkeeper for his football team and was sent to play cricket for a local cricket club by his football coach. Though he had not played cricket, Dhoni impressed with his wicket-keeping skills and became the regular wicketkeeper at the Commando cricket club (1995–1998). Based on his performance at club cricket, he was picked for the 1997/98 season Vinoo Mankad Trophy Under-16 Championship and he performed well.