Interesting facts about Dhoni

in #sports7 years ago

image#0.Dhoni played as a goalkeeper for his school’s football team, and also dabbled with badminton.

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#1 Dhoni made his Ranji Trophy debut for Bihar in the 1999–2000 season as an eighteen-year-old.

#2. Dhoni was contracted by the Chennai Super Kings for 1.5 Million USD. This made him the most expensive player in the IPL for the first season auctions.

#3. Dhoni is the only captain in the ODIs to score a century while batting at number 7. He did it against Pakistan in December 2012.

#4. A biographical film based on the life of Dhoni, titled M. S. Dhoni: The Untold Story, is set to be released in 2015. The film features Sushant Singh Rajput playing the role of Dhoni.

Sushant Singh Rajput dons the Dhoni look in this early look of the Dhoni biopic that’s due in 2015.

#5. Only Shahrukh Khan has more brand endorsements than Mahi in his kitty.

#6. MSD has partnered with Telugu filmstar Akkineni Nagarjuna in buying a Supersport World Championship team and named it Mahi Racing Team India.

#7 Dhoni was employed as a Train Ticket Examiner (TTE) at Kharagpur Railway Station from 2001 to 2003.

#8. Having played 90 test matches, Dhoni was only 10 short of a personal milestone of 100 test matches – a feat accomplished only by 10 other Indians. But Dhoni never cared about personal records and never let emotion get in way of his game. He came, he conquered, and he left.

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