MS Dhoni marries childhood love Sakshi Rawat
Indian captain MS Dhoni, after tennis star Sania Mirza, found his way into matrimonial headlines when he tied the knot with childhood love Sakshi Rawat on Sunday at a private ceremony in Dehradun. The 29-year-old cricketer from Ranchi has been in the media spotlight for being the most eligible bachelor in the country. Straightforward along with having a spotless image, Dhoni has fetched dozens of endorsements for himself, making him one of the highest-paid cricketers in the world.
In the past, Dhoni has been involved with various Bollywood actresses, but everybody was shocked when Dhoni was seen with the low-profile Sakshi in Aurangabad. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 and his bride were reportedly seen together again on Sakshi’s 21st birthday, when the couple went for a rickshaw ride.
The couple knows each other from their school life in Jawahar Vidya Mandir (formerly DAV Shyamali) in Ranchi. Both Sakshi and Dhoni were class mates at DAV School. A school teacher who remembered the couple said that Dhoni was fond of sports but Sakshi kept her distance. “Mahi was known for his football and cricket skills whereas Sakshi excelled in academics”, said the teacher.
Sources revealed that Sakshi's father retired from MECON, a public sector enterprise in Ranchi and her grandfather is a retired divisional forest officer. The bride after her father’s retirement moved to Dehradun, her grandfather’s place, from where she completed her degree in hotel management from the Institute of Hotel Management, Aurangabad. She graduated from IHM just two months ago and is currently doing an internship with Taj http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bengal-c771, Kolkata.
Dhoni is currently living in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jharkhand-c800, but his family grew up in a village near Binsar, Uttarakhand. Both Dhoni and Sakshi come from the city of Uttarakhand. Dhoni, like rest of his brothers, is an extremely religious person. His long hair, which gave him a lot of media exposure, resulted due to a prayer to a local goddess in order to find a place in the national cricket team. The hair cut later in his career was a gesture of gratitude.
It was a low profile wedding with close family members along with a few renowned personalities. The marriage party was attended by ICC President Sharad Pawar, BCCI chief http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ashish-Nehra-c46293. Surprisingly, Dhoni's good friends Yuvraj Singh and Asin did not attend Sunday’s function. Yuvraj had earlier wished the groom through twitter but Asin was not available for comments.
Actress Bipasha Basu and Shilpa Shetty congratulated the couple through the micro-blogging site Twitter. “Wishing Mahi and Sakshi a very happy life together forever. Sad that I can't be there”, tweeted Bipasha. Bipasha also turned down gossips that the marriage was decided on the spur of the moment, saying it was planned months ahead. “The wedding on Sunday night was all planned. But no one was supposed to know about it. Whatever the truth, we must all be happy for the couple. It’s party time”, she said.
Shilpa Shetty also wished the newlyweds through her twitter account as she posted, “Congratulations in order to Mahi and Sakshi, wishing them all the happiness and marital bliss forever.” The media was kept far away from Indian skipper’s wedding. It was a well-shielded event by private security guards and the media was not allowed to proceed around the venue. Though Dhoni’s fans could not enjoy the wedding, but they have wished the couple a happy life ahead. The reception of this low profile wedding will be held on the 7th of July in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820.
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