Mahendra Singh Dhoni is regarded as one of the most brilliant cricketers and captains of all time. His fans have loved and supported him a lot. But we assure you they don’t know about these interesting facts about him.

1.      He is regarded as the first-ever wicketkeeper to captain Team India in a long period of time.

2.      In his first-ever match, he was run out at zero.

3.      In 2015, he was ranked 23rd in the list of highest-paid athletes in the world by Forbes, with an estimated earning at US$31 million.

4.      It was Sachin Tendulkar who recommended him as captain of Team India.

5.      The player’s iconic shot is ‘the helicopter shot’ which was taught to him by Santosh Lal, the former Jharkhand cricketer.

6.      He is considered as the most sponsored athlete in India.

7.      Dhoni is the most expensive player in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

8.      The former captain has a great collection of bikes. He has more than 23 bikes.

9.      His long hairstyle from his initial years of international cricket was inspired by John Abraham.

10.   He loves his pet dogs- Zarah (Labrador) and, Sam (Alsatian).