Do you know these 11 things about Dhoni apart from cricket

11 things about Dhoni apart from cricket

11 things about Dhoni apart from Cricket

'Captain Cool' Mahendra Singh Dhoni of Indian cricket is celebrating his 39th birthday today. On the cricket field, there is hardly any record associated with the cricketing career of Dhoni, the only captain in the world who won all three major tournaments like the ICC T20 World Cup in 2007, ICC World Cup in 2011 and ICC Champions Trophy in 2014. Would not know But apart from this, Dhoni has a private world, from which the things related to sports are often exposed to sports lovers and sometimes remain like this. We tell you about 11 such unheard things.

Must Read: Happy Birthday MS Dhoni the only captain to win all three ICC trophies

Have changed your hairstyle 12 times

At the time of Dhoni's entry into Team India, you will remember his long hair. The former President of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, was also praised by Dhoni's hair, imitating the film star John Abraham. But do you know that since the first haircut, Dhoni has changed his hairstyle about 12 times so far. Before the lockdown, the style of Dhoni's hair was made by Hardik Pandya in Team India's hotel room with a shaving machine in his hand. Pandya has also shared its video with fans on the occasion of the birthday.

Seeing Dhoni's talent, BCCI changed the rules

Dhoni was so talented that to include him in his talent hunt program, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) changed its age limit from 19 to 21 years. Actually former Bengal captain Prakash Poddar went to see an under-19 match in Jamshedpur. Where the Under-19 match was going on, the Keenan Stadium was on its equivalent. From the Ranji ODI match at Keenan Stadium, the ball was repeatedly coming in the ground of the Under-19 match.

When Prakash went to Keenan Stadium with curiosity, he saw Dhoni batting, who was playing for Bihar and repeatedly pushing the ball out of the stadium for sixes. Prakash came back and told this to former Test captain Dilip Vengsarakar, who heads the Talent Hunt program. After this, Dhoni was also included in the program by changing the rules. Later when Vengsarkar became the Chief Selector of Team India, Dhoni was selected in the Indian team.

Must Read: Pakistan Cricket struggling to find sponsors, players forced to play without logo

An elder brother and a sister are also in the family

Apart from his parents in Dhoni's family, only people know about wife Sakshi Rawat and daughter Jiva Singh Dhoni (Ziva Singh Dhoni). But he also has an elder sister Jayanti and an elder brother Narendra Singh Dhoni in his family. Narendra usually lives in Dhoni's native village in Almora district of Uttarakhand.

Is fond of cars and bikes

Dhoni is very fond of cars and bikes. He owns around 23 bikes from Harley Davidson to Ducati. Of these, the Confederate X132 Hellcat Bike is believed to be held by Dhoni alone in South-East Asia. In cars, they have Hummer H2, Audi Q7.

Jharkhand's largest income tax payer

Dhoni is a very big brand in itself. They are currently advertising about one and a half dozen brands. This is the reason why he has a huge income other than cricket. Due to this, Dhoni has remained the largest personal income tax payer of Jharkhand for the last several years. On an average, they pay 12 to 15 crores as income tax every year.

Football and badminton have been played at district level

Dhoni did not have much love for cricket. He used to be the goalkeeper of his school's football team. He was suddenly made the wicketkeeper by the coach in a match and his playing career was overturned. But do you know that in childhood, Dhoni was such a brilliant player in football and badminton that he had represented at the state level for his district.

Must Read: Cameron said haven’t got Cricket West Indies support for ICC Chairman Post

Apart from cricket, money is spent in sports

Dhoni has also invested in other sports other than cricket. He is a partner in Chennaiyin FC in the Indian Super League (ISL) and also has a Mahi racing team in bike racing.

Honorary Colonel in the Territorial Army, has jumped from Air Force aircraft

Dhoni was honored by the Indian Territorial Army on 1 November 2011 by giving him an honorary lieutenant colonel rank to attract the youth to join the army. Dhoni has given duty in the terrorist area in Srinagar, along with encouraging the soldiers by staying on the border. Along with this, he has also done successful para jump from an altitude of about 15,000 feet from an Air Force aircraft after taking training from Para Trooper School of Para Regiment of Agra in 2015.

Dhoni's first salary was only 4 thousand rupees

Even today, Dhoni pays the highest income tax in Jharkhand, but you will be surprised to know that his first salary was just 4 thousand rupees. He got this salary to do TC job in South Eastern Railway. His appointment was at Kharagpur railway station. Dhoni was TC for 3 years from 2001 to 2003.

Could not pass the exam for graduation

Those who won the big test for Team India could never pass the test of graduation. After completing his schooling from DAV School, Ranchi, he enrolled for graduation at St. Xavier's, but failed every time he took the exam.

Must Read: Detail about the Serious allegation against the Captain Virat Kohli

The friend who taught 'chopper shot' said goodbye early

Dhoni's best friend was Santosh Lal, who used to play cricket with him. It was Santosh who taught Dhoni to play his famous 'chopper shot', using which Dhoni won the title by hitting a six in the final of the World Cup 2011. But this best friend of Dhoni said goodbye to the world at the age of just 32 years. Dhoni was disappointed by this for a long time.

Click here: Lyrics of Memories - Maroon 5