Mahendra Singh Dhoni was born on 7 July 1981 in Ranchi, Jharkhand.
He is a former international cricketer who captained the Indian national cricket team in limited-overs formats from 2007 to 2017 and in Test cricket from 2008 to 2014.
He is presently the captain of Chennai Super Kings (CSK), a franchise based team of Indian Premier League.
He completed his early education at DAV Jawahar Vidya Mandir, Shyamali, Ranchi, Jharkhand.
MS Dhoni started his Graduation in Commerce from St. Xavier's College.
He was working as a Travelling Ticket Examiner (TTE) at Kharagpur railway station from 2001 to 2003, under South Eastern Railway in Midnapore (W), a district in West Bengal.
He won three ICC limited-overs tournament as captain (2007 ICC World Twenty20, 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup and 2013 ICC Champions Trophy).
He brought the Indian cricket team to number one position in ICC test rankings in 2009.
Dhoni is considered as the greatest captain of Indian cricket team.
He led CSK to win 2010, 2011, 2018 and 2021 edition of IPL.
Early Cricketing Career
Junior cricket in Bihar
In 1998, Dhoni was selected by Deval Sahay to play for the Central Coal Fields Limited (CCL) team.
Playing for CCL, he got a chance to bat up the order. He grabbed the opportunity and scored centuries and helped CCL move to the A division.
Deval Sahay was impressed by his hard-hitting shots and dedication. He used his contacts in Bihar Cricket Association to push for his selection in the Bihar team.
Dhoni was included in the Bihar U-19 squad for the 1998–99 season and scored 176 runs in 5 matches (7 innings) as the team finished fourth in the group of six and did not make it to the quarter-finals.
