Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni who captained the Indian National Team in the limited over formats and in Test Cricket from 2007-2016 and 2008-2014 respectively announced retirement from international cricket, reports ANI.
MS Dhoni was born on July 7, 1981, in Ranchi, Bihar (present-day Jharkhand) in a Hindu Rajput family to Pan Singh and Devki Devi. His paternal village is in the Lamgara block in Almora, Uttarakhand. His father, Pan Singh, moved from Uttarakhand to Ranchi and worked 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 such as badminton, football and cricket. He played as a goalkeeper for his football team and played cricket for a local club.
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 1997-98 session and played well. After completing his High School, Dhoni focussed on Cricket.
During 2015 Cricket World Cup, Dhoni became the first Indian captain to win all group stages matches in such a tournament. Despite a great start in the 2015 Cricket World Cup, India lost the title to the eventual champions– Australia. In January 2017, Dhoni stepped down as the captain of the Indian team in all the limited-over formats.
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