Mahendra Singh Dhoni, a name that will always be taken with pride and respect, ‘captain cool’ of India, is not just a cricketer, but a devoted family man as well. He and his wife, Sakshi, have a typical Bollywood-inspired love story.

When he entered the International cricket arena, his cricketing shots along with his hairstyle made him the heartthrob of many girls but he lost his heart to Sakshi Singh Rawat.

Many of you might have seen the love story of MS Dhoni and Sakshi in his biopic, MS Dhoni The Untold Story directed by Neeraj Pandey, but the reality has something different to say. Here, we have the complete details of the love story of that man who won the World Cup for the country, but got bowled over by beautiful Sakshi Rawat.

Stumped Since Childhood

MSD and Sakshi were acquainted with each other from their school days as they both were students of DAV Shyamali School in Ranchi and their families also knew each other very well; however, after some time, Sakshi and her parents shifted to Dehradun.

Sakshi has completed her bachelor’s in Hotel Management from the Institute of Hotel Management in Aurangabad. She was undergoing her training in Taj when she again met Dhoni as India v/s Pakistan match was due to be played in Eden Gardens and both the teams were staying at Taj.

Bowled Over By Destiny

An important part was played by MSD’s manager Yudhajit Dutta as it was he who arranged the meeting between MSD and Sakshi. Dhoni got Sakshi’s number from Yudhajit and started sending her message.

Sakshi Rawat was a simple girl from Dehradun while Mahendra Singh Dhoni was then India’s most eligible bachelor.

At first, it was difficult for Sakshi to believe that she is being wooed by the most eligible bachelor of India. However, she gave her acceptance and from March 2008, the duo started dating and it was on 4th July, 2010 that the couple got married.

Since then, Sakshi has always supported and motivated her husband. She has tried to attend all the tournaments and cheer for her husband and his team, whether it has been IPL or International tournaments.

Sakshi is said to be a good friend of Shilpa Shetty, co-owner of IPL team Rajasthan Royals and they both have been seen together many times.

Sakshi is truly MSD’s lucky charm. She has been there for him always as a pillar of strength. Mahi and Sakhshi are inarguably one of the cutest couples of the cricketing world, and the cuteness overload quadrupled after the adorable Ziva was born in 2015.