Ms Dhoni frist meet his wife.

The two first met at the Taj Bengal in Kolkata in November-December, 2007. Yudhajit Dutta, Mahendra Singh Dhoni's manager and one of his closest friends, and Sakshi, who was interning at the hotel, were pals.

It took a few months of serious wooing on Dhoni's part before they started dating in March 2008.