


For the 1999-2000 season, he got selected in the senior Bihar Ranji Team at the age of 18. Deval Sahay was impressed with his dedication and cricket skills and pushed for his selection in the Bihar team. With the help of his excellent performance, CCL moved to A division. Whenever Dhoni hit a six in Sheesh Mahal tournament cricket matches, he was gifted Rs 50 by Deval Sahay, who selected him for CCL. Till 1998, he played for the school cricket team and club cricket. In the year 1998, MS Dhoni was selected for the Central Coal Fields Limited (CCL) team. He didn't travel back and quoted 'I am on national duty, other things can wait'. At this time, he was in Australia and the 2015 Cricket World Cup was a week later. On February 6, 2015, the couple gave birth to a baby girl named Ziva.

At the time of their marriage, Sakshi was studying a hotel management course at Taj Bengal in Kolkata as a trainee. Mahendra Singh Dhoni married Sakshi Singh Rawat, his school friend from DAV Jawahar Vidya Mandir, on July 4, 2010. Dhoni also dated South Indian actress, Lakshmi Rai. The same year, his girlfriend died in an accident. At that time in the year 2002, Dhoni was trying his best to get selected in the Indian team. MS Dhoni: Personal Lifeīefore marrying his schoolmate Sakshi Singh Rawat, MS Dhoni fell in love with Priyanka Jha, whom he met in his early 20s. After completing High School, Dhoni focussed on Cricket.ĭuring 2001-2003, Dhoni was a TTE (Travelling Ticket Examiner) at Kharagpur Railway Station, under South Eastern Railway in West Bengal. Dhoni showed impressive wicket-keeping skills at the Commando Cricket Club during 1995-98 and was picked up for Vinoo Mankad Trophy Under-16 Championship for the 1997-98 session and played well.
