Mahendra Singh Dhoni is arguably one of the best captains India has ever produced in all the three formats. Hailing from the cricketing hinterland of Jharkhand, Dhoni’s rise to the top was not seamless. He had to put in the hard yards and practice long enough to justify his selection. Soon, with the recommendation of then captain Sourav Ganguly, MS Dhoni was drafted into the team and after that, there was no looking back.
It was during 2005-07 that Dhoni emerged as the poster boy of Indian cricket. He showed the world a different, more agricultural brand of cricket. Dhoni, by then had also become advertisers’ dream. He had sponsorship offers left, right and centre. Dhoni soon found himself in the midst of female adulation, something he was not used to. As the years passed, Dhoni fell in love and finally married to Sakshi, an intern at Taj Bengal hotel. Today, Dhoni is the father of a beautiful baby girl, named Ziva.
In this article, we list a few actresses Mr Captain Cool was rumoured to be dating.
Deepika Padukone:
One of the leading ladies of Bollywood, Deepika Padukone also dated Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Dhoni had already admitted to several media houses that he had a serious crush on Deepika. Dhoni had invited Deepika to watch a cricket match and then when asked about Dhoni has a crush on Deepika, Deepika said, ‘it is flattering’, according to Guilty Bytes.
Preeti Simoes:
Allegedly Dhoni was also dating Preeti Simoes, who happens to be Kapil Sharma’s rumoured girlfriend. She is the creative director of K9 Productions. The two lovebirds did not make a public admission of their alleged affair, but there cannot be smoke without fire. Being a shy guy, we never even expected MS Dhoni to come out with the truth.
Raai Laxmi:
In 2009, the south Indian actress Raai was linked with Dhoni but later she called her relationship a ‘scar’, confirming that something had been brewing up between the two.
Talking to a daily, she said, “I’ve begun to believe that my relationship with Dhoni is like a stain or a scar which won’t go away for a long time. I am surprised that people still have the energy and patience left to talk about it even now. Every time TV channels dig into Dhoni’s past, they make it a point to bring up our relationship. I dread to think that someday my kids in future will see it on TV and ask me about it!”
Asin:
It was at a time when Dhoni and Bollywood actress Asin were brand ambassadors for a renowned fashion line and before an IPL semi-final in 2010, Dhoni was spotted at Asin’s Lokhandwala apartment.
His presence in the apartment gathered a large number of eye balls. Nothing was clear about the affair, but again, the rumour mill was churning in full steam.
