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New Delhi. Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the most successful and popular former captain of the Indian cricket team, is celebrating his 45th birthday today i.e. on 7th July 2026. Every sports lover is aware of the history that MS Dhoni, known as ‘Captain Cool’ in the world of cricket, has created on the field. Behind the magical captaincy and calm nature of Dhoni, who has won all three major ICC trophies for India, there are some unique aspects of his personal life which his fans are still unaware of. On this special day of Dhoni, let us know the 7 most interesting and unheard things to his life.

After all, why doesn’t MS Dhoni answer anyone’s call?

This thing has always been a big mystery in the cricket world. From VVS Laxman, Virat Kohli to his closest friend Suresh Raina, they have expressed their regret that Mahi never picks up anyone’s calls. Many times, even senior BCCI officials were not able to contact him on important occasions of team selection. This interesting habit was revealed by Dhoni himself during a show. He had said laughingly, ‘Me and technology are far away from each other. I don’t use mobile much. It is true that I have many stories where I did not answer the phone, but that does not mean that I hate technology, I just keep a distance from it.

When Dhoni took a scary jump from a height of 15,000 feet

After making India the world champion under his captaincy in 2011, MS Dhoni was awarded the honorary rank of ‘Lieutenant Colonel’ in the Indian Territorial Army. Dhoni did not consider this prestigious rank as just an honour, but he actually wanted to be a part of the rigorous training of the army. With this same passion, in the year 2015, he decided to become a ‘Para-Trooper’ under the Parachute Regiment. To achieve the coveted ‘Para Wings’ batch, Dhoni underwent rigorous training at the Agra Air Force Station and surprised everyone by performing not one or two but five jumps from an Indian Air Force AN-32 aircraft from an astonishing height of 15,000 feet.

TTE job and first salary at Kharagpur railway station

Before ruling millions of hearts by becoming a part of the Indian team, Dhoni had struggled hard to support the financial condition of his family. Between 2001 and 2003, he worked in a government job as a Train Ticket Examiner (TTE) at Kharagpur Railway Station in West Bengal. At that time, the first salary of this great player was only around Rs 3,000.

The real John Abraham connection behind long hair

In the early stages of his career, Dhoni’s long and golden hair had become a global fashion trend. Even former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, who was visiting India, became crazy about his hairstyle and openly advised Dhoni not to get his hair cut. Actually, Dhoni was a big fan of Bollywood star John Abraham in those days and inspired by his look, he kept his hair long.

Did Mahi really drink 4 to 5 liters of milk every day? Know the truth of this rumor

In the initial days of Dhoni’s captaincy, this rumor spread very fast that the secret of his strength was to drink 4 to 5 liters of milk every day. Later, while debunking this funny rumour, Dhoni himself had told that he does not drink 5 liters of milk every day. However, he likes milk, milk shake and chocolate very much, so he used to consume about 1 liter of milk or shake in a day.

This is how a football goalkeeper became the world’s best wicketkeeper.

During his childhood days, Mahendra Singh Dhoni was more inclined towards football and badminton than cricket. He used to be a brilliant goalkeeper in his school’s football team. One day the school sports teacher saw his excellent goalkeeping skills and agility on the field. An idea came to the teacher’s mind and he advised Dhoni to try wicketkeeping in the cricket team. Just this one decision gave Indian cricket its greatest wicketkeeper-batsman till date.

Ranchi’s farmhouse has a treasure of 150 bikes, not vehicles.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni loves motorcycles more than luxury cars. There is a special two-storey glass garage in his luxurious farmhouse in Ranchi, which houses a collection of more than 150 luxurious bikes. This treasure includes the world’s most expensive and modern superbikes to India’s vintage ambassador and classic bikes like Yamaha RD350. The most important thing is that in his spare time, Dhoni likes to clean and repair these bikes with his own hands.