Mahendra Singh Dhoni or MS Dhoni is an Indian International Cricketer who has recently retired from International Cricket. He's an Indian International cricketer who captained the Indian National Team in the limited over formats and in Test Cricket from 2007-2016 and 2008-2014 respectively. MS Dhoni is the sole captain in the history of Cricket to acquire all of the ICC trophies.

MS Dhoni was created on July 7, 1981, in Ranchi, Bihar (present-day Jharkhand) at a Hindu Rajput family to Pan Singh and Devki Devi. His paternal village is located in the Langara block in Almora, Uttarakhand. His dad, Pan Singh, proceeded from Uttarakhand to Ranchi and functioned in junior management positions in MECON. Dhoni has a sister and a brother-- Jayanti Gupta (sister) and Narendra Singh Dhoni (Brother).

Dhoni did his schooling from DAV Jawahar Vidya Mandir, Ranchi, Jharkhand and excelled in multiple sports like badminton, cricket, and football. He performed as a goalkeeper for his football team and played cricket for a local club.

Dhoni showed remarkable wicket-keeping skills at the Commando Cricket Club through 1995-98 and was picked up for Vinoo Mankad Trophy Under-16 Championship for the 1997-98 session and played nicely.

During 2001-2003, Dhoni was a TTE (Travelling Ticket Examiner) at Kharagpur Railway Station, under South Eastern Railway in West Bengal.

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