Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni, who led his team to IPL 2023 title, celebrated his 13th marriage anniversary to Sakshi Dhoni on July 4. In these collection of pictures, we take a look at their love story.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Sakshi Singh Rawat knew each other from their school days and their parents were family friends too. Both studied together in DAV Shyamali school in Ranchi. But later Sakshi, along with her parents, moved to Dehradun.
MS Dhoni and Sakshi Dhoni met through a common friend - Dhoni's former manager Yudhajit Dutta. During her training period she met Dhoni at the same hotel where India was playing Pakistan at the Eden Gardens and the team was staying at the Taj.
Sakshi Dhoni graduated from the Institute of Hotel Management in Aurangabad. She completed her training at Taj Bengal's front office in Kolkata.
MS Dhoni usually pampers Sakshi with unique gifts on their marriage anniversary. On one of their anniversary, Dhoni gifted his wife a vintage Volkswagen Beetle.
CSK captain MS Dhoni is usually missing from social media but wife Sakshi Dhoni usually shares his private moments on Instagram.
MS Dhoni and wife Sakshi Dhoni kept their relationship private before their marriage in 2010. But after marriage, Sakshi has been at most venues in India and abroad supporting her husband from the stands.
After getting her number, MS Dhoni sent several text to Sakshi Rawat but she did not take them seriously. However, after repeated messages, the two finally started dating in March 2008. Sakshi also attended Dhoni's birthday bash in 2008.
Sakshi felt that her husband MS Dhoni appeared to be like a 'regular guy' even though he was captain of Team India. "He seemed to be a very regular guy, like very normal. I did not follow cricket at the time and I just knew there was a ‘Pahadi guy’. He has long hair, and he is a hulk," Sakshi has said.
The first meeting of the former Indian captain MS Dhoni and Sakshi took place on December 19, 2007. Sakshi was an intern in the hotel where Dhoni stayed with Team India in Kolkata. She met Mahi on the last day of her internship through a common friend.
MS Dhoni and Sakshi tied the knot on July 4, 2010, in Dehradun. The wedding was attended by Dhoni's friends from the sports, politics, and film fraternity.
MS Dhoni and his wife Sakshi were blessed with a baby girl - Ziva Dhoni - on February 6, 2015. She was born in Ranchi and remains one of the most popular celebrity child.
While MS Dhoni's character was played by Sushant Singh Rajput, the role of Sakshi Singh Rawat was played by Kiara Advani in the movie - 'MS Dhoni: The Untold Story'.
MS Dhoni produced a movie starring late actor Sushant Singh Rajput - 'MS Dhoni: The Untold Story'. The movie narrates the love story between Dhoni and Sakshi Singh Rawat in detail.