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== Early life and background == | == Early life and background == | ||
Dhoni was born in [[Ranchi]], [[Bihar]] (now in [[Jharkhand]]) and hails from a [[Hindu]] [[Rajput]] family of [[Uttrakhand]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Interview – M. S. Dhoni |first=S. |last=Dinakar |url=http://www.tssonnet.com/tss2849/stories/20051203001202300.htm |department=Sportstar |work=The Hindu|volume=28 |issue=49 |date=9 December 2005 |access-date=30 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220163914/http://www.tssonnet.com/tss2849/stories/20051203001202300.htm |archive-date=20 February 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He is the youngest of three children of Pan Singh and Devaki Devi.<ref>{{cite web|title=MS Dhoni's mother and father test positive for Covid-19, admitted to private hospital in Ranchi|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/sports/cricket/story/ms-dhoni-mother-covid-19-positive-devaki-father-pan-singh-ranchi-hospital-1793320-2021-04-21|access-date=17 October 2021|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Players and Officials – MS Dhoni|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/india/content/player/28081.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212192116/http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/india/content/player/28081.html|archive-date=12 February 2009|access-date=4 August 2008|work=Cricinfo}}</ref><ref>[http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news/item/202092-ms-dhonis-sister-to-convey-schools-best-wishes MS Dhoni's sister to convey school's best wishes | India vs England 2012 – News | NDTVSports.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703181230/https://sports.ndtv.com/|date=3 July 2021}}. Sports.ndtv.com (17 January 2013). Retrieved on 23 December 2013.</ref><ref name="dhonipersonal">{{cite web|date=29 April 2006|title=Ranchi rocker|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060429/saturday/main1.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410141511/https://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060429/saturday/main1.htm|archive-date=10 April 2021|access-date=12 May 2007|work=The Tribune|location=India}}</ref> His paternal village Lwali, is in Jainti Tehsil, Lamgara block of the [[Almora District]] of [[Uttarakhand]].<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com">{{cite web|author=Arpita Chakrabarty|date=1 October 2016|title=Dhoni: In Uttarakhand, MS Dhoni's village still awaits road, medicines {{!}} Dehradun News – Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/in-uttarakhand-ms-dhonis-village-still-awaits-road-medicines/articleshow/54613266.cms|access-date=17 October 2021|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> His parents moved from [[Uttarakhand]] to [[Ranchi]], [[Jharkhand]] where his father worked as a pump operator in junior management position in [[MECON Limited|MECON Colony]] situated in Doranda area in Ranchi.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mishra |first=Rashmi |date=30 April 2017 |title=Mahendra Singh Dhoni New Home in Ranchi: Dhoni and Family shifted to farmhouse Kailashpati on Akshaya Tritiya |work=India.com |url=https://www.india.com/viral/mahendra-singh-dhoni-new-home-in-ranchi-dhoni-and-family-shifted-to-farm-house-kailashpati-on-akshaya-tritiya-2084229/amp/}}</ref> Unlike Dhoni, his uncle and cousins spell their surname as Dhauni.<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com" />{{copy edit inline|date=March 2022}} | Dhoni was born in [[Ranchi]], [[Bihar]] (now in [[Jharkhand]]) and hails from a [[Hindu]] [[Rajput]] family of [[Uttrakhand]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Interview – M. S. Dhoni |first=S. |last=Dinakar |url=http://www.tssonnet.com/tss2849/stories/20051203001202300.htm |department=Sportstar |work=The Hindu|volume=28 |issue=49 |date=9 December 2005 |access-date=30 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220163914/http://www.tssonnet.com/tss2849/stories/20051203001202300.htm |archive-date=20 February 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He is the youngest of three children of Pan Singh and Devaki Devi.<ref>{{cite web|title=MS Dhoni's mother and father test positive for Covid-19, admitted to private hospital in Ranchi|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/sports/cricket/story/ms-dhoni-mother-covid-19-positive-devaki-father-pan-singh-ranchi-hospital-1793320-2021-04-21|access-date=17 October 2021|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |editor-last=Tripathi |editor-first=Anuj |title=MS Dhoni |url=https://aflence.com/ms-dhoni/ |access-date=25 August 2022 |website=Aflence}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Players and Officials – MS Dhoni|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/india/content/player/28081.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212192116/http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/india/content/player/28081.html|archive-date=12 February 2009|access-date=4 August 2008|work=Cricinfo}}</ref><ref>[http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news/item/202092-ms-dhonis-sister-to-convey-schools-best-wishes MS Dhoni's sister to convey school's best wishes | India vs England 2012 – News | NDTVSports.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703181230/https://sports.ndtv.com/|date=3 July 2021}}. Sports.ndtv.com (17 January 2013). Retrieved on 23 December 2013.</ref><ref name="dhonipersonal">{{cite web|date=29 April 2006|title=Ranchi rocker|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060429/saturday/main1.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410141511/https://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060429/saturday/main1.htm|archive-date=10 April 2021|access-date=12 May 2007|work=The Tribune|location=India}}</ref> His paternal village Lwali, is in Jainti Tehsil, Lamgara block of the [[Almora District]] of [[Uttarakhand]].<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com">{{cite web|author=Arpita Chakrabarty|date=1 October 2016|title=Dhoni: In Uttarakhand, MS Dhoni's village still awaits road, medicines {{!}} Dehradun News – Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/in-uttarakhand-ms-dhonis-village-still-awaits-road-medicines/articleshow/54613266.cms|access-date=17 October 2021|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> His parents moved from [[Uttarakhand]] to [[Ranchi]], [[Jharkhand]] where his father worked as a pump operator in junior management position in [[MECON Limited|MECON Colony]] situated in Doranda area in Ranchi.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mishra |first=Rashmi |date=30 April 2017 |title=Mahendra Singh Dhoni New Home in Ranchi: Dhoni and Family shifted to farmhouse Kailashpati on Akshaya Tritiya |work=India.com |url=https://www.india.com/viral/mahendra-singh-dhoni-new-home-in-ranchi-dhoni-and-family-shifted-to-farm-house-kailashpati-on-akshaya-tritiya-2084229/amp/}}</ref> Unlike Dhoni, his uncle and cousins spell their surname as Dhauni.<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com" />{{copy edit inline|date=March 2022}} | ||
Previously Dhoni was the [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] for his DAV Jawahar Vidya Mandir school's football team,<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 December 2010 |title=Win us the World Cup Mahi: Dhoni's school coach |work=The Indian Express |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/win-us-the-world-cup-mahi-dhonis-school-coach/725663/0}}</ref> but after seeing his goalkeeping skills, coach Keshav Ranjan Banerjee, one who inspired Dhoni to be a cricketer, picked him to play cricket for his school team.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ray |first=Shantanu Guha |date=31 December 2014 |title=How Captain Cool MS Dhoni learnt to give up football and take to cricket |work=Scroll.in |url=https://scroll.in/article/697982/how-captain-cool-ms-dhoni-learnt-to-give-up-football-and-take-to-cricket}}</ref> His exceptional wicketkeeping skills allowed him to become the regular wicketkeeper at the Commando Cricket Club (1995–1998). Based on his performance at club cricket, he was picked for the 1997/98 season Vinoo Mankad Trophy Under-16 Championship, where he performed well.<ref name="dhonipersonal" /> | Previously Dhoni was the [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] for his DAV Jawahar Vidya Mandir school's football team,<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 December 2010 |title=Win us the World Cup Mahi: Dhoni's school coach |work=The Indian Express |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/win-us-the-world-cup-mahi-dhonis-school-coach/725663/0}}</ref> but after seeing his goalkeeping skills, coach Keshav Ranjan Banerjee, one who inspired Dhoni to be a cricketer, picked him to play cricket for his school team.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ray |first=Shantanu Guha |date=31 December 2014 |title=How Captain Cool MS Dhoni learnt to give up football and take to cricket |work=Scroll.in |url=https://scroll.in/article/697982/how-captain-cool-ms-dhoni-learnt-to-give-up-football-and-take-to-cricket}}</ref> His exceptional wicketkeeping skills allowed him to become the regular wicketkeeper at the Commando Cricket Club (1995–1998). Based on his performance at club cricket, he was picked for the 1997/98 season Vinoo Mankad Trophy Under-16 Championship, where he performed well.<ref name="dhonipersonal" /> | ||