10 UNKNOWN FACTS ABOUT MS DHONI

 Mr.cool , a wicket keeper with long hair created history when he led India to win the T20 World Cup in 2007 and ever since then ,there has been no looking back.The movie buffs and cricket fans may have not missed out on MS Dhoni, but there are a few pieces which are still missing from the puzzle.

 Ever since Dhoni took over as a captain from Rahul Dravid in 2007, the attacking right-handed batsman has endured that Team India had nothing to worry about.The legacy Dhoni built as a captain left a big gap to fill for current India captain Virat Kohli. The wicket-keeper retired as a captain of India in the limited-overs format on January 4, 2017.Earlier on December 30,2014, Dhoni announced his retirement from test cricket.

 The cricket obsessed fans in the sub-continent may know all about Dhoni and what his accomplishments are on field ,but off field how well do you know the former skipper?The fans know about his love for bikes but what else does Dhoni crave and desire?

 Here are some facts which you may not have known about Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

on-field

1.Ms dhoni was recommended forTeam India skipper by Sachin Tendulkar

 Team India were looking for someone to lead the team after Rahul dravid in 2007, a person who could help the Men in blue achieve the all glory in International cricket. 2007 is remembered as the year new skipper MS Dhoni helped india win the inagural ICC T20 World Cup.

2.MS Dhoni has the most tons as captain while batting at No.7 position

 The former skipper has nine centuries in his ODI career and two of those tons comes from batting at No.7 position.The most by any captain who has played in the lower-order position.

3.Most T201 matches won as captain

 Dhoni start to fame was in the shortest format as the game as he has captained India in T201 matches where he was won 41 of them.In the second spot was sammy has west Indies with 27 wins.The gap between the two captains is huge!

4.Dhoni was Team India's First captain to help reach No.1 spot in Test rankings

 Under MS Dhoni captaincy, India topped the Test cricket rankings for the the first time in 2009 and not only that, he was also the most successful Indian captain with 27 test wins, eclipsing sourav ganguly's21.

5.MS Dhoni was the first player to score 1000 runs in T201 without scoring a half-century

 In T201s, Dhoni was always known as the lethal finisher of hsi spot at No.7 has helped the former captain reach 1000 runs without scoring half-century.

off-field

1.MS Dhoni is fast friends with Bipasha Basu and John Abraham.Not only was the former skipper good friends with ex-couple,his hair style was also inspired by John

2.Dhoni was conferred with the honory rank of Lt colonel by the Indian Territorial army in 2011,the second indian captain after Kapil Dev 

3.MS Dhoni was a huge football fan before he became a cricketer.He is also known to have a hand in badminton.

4.MS Dhoni is a huge WWE fan.His favorite wrestlers were Bret the 'Hitman' Hart and Hulk Hogan.

5.MS Dhoni is a music buff.he loves melodie songs.His favourite sinder is the late kishore kumar.