Mahendra Singh Dhoni The winner of 20-20 World Cup
Mahendra Singh Dhoni was born on July 7, 1981 at Ranchi, in
Jharkhand. His parents names are Pan Singh and Devaki Devi. Dhoni studied at
DAV Jawahar Vidya
Mandir, Shyamali, Ranchi, where he initially
excelled in badminton and football.
Presently, Dhoni is the captain of one day cricket matches
of India. He is an aggressive right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. He has
broken many records, scoring high scores in cricket, and taking several catches
behind the wickets. He got his break in the fifth test match against Pakistan,
where he scored 148 runs. Today is ranked as the No.1 batsman in the ICC ODI
ratings.
In his captainship India won the 1st 20-20 World Cup in 2007
in Johaneshburg, South Africa by beating Pakistan by 5 runs.
Surely, Dhoni is the rising 'star of Indian Cricket. He is referred to as "Mahi" by his friends. He has come a long way from a small town, Ranchi, to the international field of cricket. He is a well known figure in cricket as well as in several advertisements.