Team India captain M S Dhoni gets engaged

RANCHI: Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Saturday got engaged to his school-time friend Sakshi Singh Rawat at a hotel in Dehradun. 

"Dhoni and his school friend Sakshi got engaged at hotel Bhagirath in Dehradun," a close family friend said here. 

Sakshi Singh Rawat, Dehradun, wife of Mahindera Singh Dhoni (MS Dhoni) Captain Indian Cricket Team.

Sakshi Singh Rawat is a 20 year old 3rd year student at Institute of Hotel Management (IHM), Aurangabad, and she has recently completed her training at Taj Bengal’s front office.

Both Dhoni and Rawat studied together in DAV Shyamali in Ranchi and their fathers worked together in MECON.

Sakshi’s father took voluntary retirement and shifted to Dehradun and later joined a tea company in Kolkata. Both Dhoni and Sakshi’s families originally belong to Uttarakhand.

"Besides, the family members of Dhoni, a few close friends of the cricketer were present during the engagement ceremony," he added.  28-year-old Dhoni and Rawat had been school friends at DAV, Shamily in Ranchi.  "Their fathers worked together in MECON, and the Rawats moved to Dehradun after retirement," the friend said.  Asked whether any date for marriage has been fixed, he said, "Not yet, maybe after the Australian series."  MS Dhoni cut his long hair short because Sakshi likes short hair.  Sakshi Singh was seen with Dhoni on her 21st birthday on the 19th of November. They even went for a rickshaw drive together in Aurangabad. Dhoni has also gifted Sakshi an iPhone. Sakshi Singh Rawat is Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni childhood friend. She got engaged to Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni a.k.a MS Dhoni. She will get married on Sunday, July 4, 2010. the couple had been dating discreetly for two years. The wedding will take place at the Vishranthi Resorts about 25km from Dehradun. Mahendra Singh Dhoni..........

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