NEW DELHI: Indian captain MS Dhoni who got engaged to Sakshi Singh Rawat at a quiet ceremony in Dehradun on Saturday night may get married within next 24 hrs, according to sources.
The wedding is likely to take place at Vishranti farms in Dehradun amid tight security and the couple is expected to hold the reception on July 7 in Mumbai.
The engagement took place at 6.30 pm on Saturday. Rings were exchanged in the presence of relatives from both sides who arrived in three buses. India players Ashish Nehra and Harbhajan Singh were also present.
Dhoni, who made his international debut against Bangladesh in December 2004, has so far played 43 Tests, 166 ODIs and 25 T20s.
Under his captaincy, India won the 2007 ICC World Cup Twenty20, CB Series of 2007-08, and the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2008 in which they beat Australia 2-0.
He also captained Chennai Super Kings to victory in the recent IPL 2010. He is now captain of India in all three forms of the game and also led the team to their first ever bilateral ODI series wins in Sri Lanka and New Zealand.
Under his charismatic leadership, India attained the number one status in Test cricket and managed to be the number two this year in ODI rankings.
Dhoni has also been the recipient of many awards including the ICC ODI Player of the Year award in 2008 and 2009 (the first Indian player to achieve this feat), the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award and the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour in 2009.
The wedding is likely to take place at Vishranti farms in Dehradun amid tight security and the couple is expected to hold the reception on July 7 in Mumbai.
The engagement took place at 6.30 pm on Saturday. Rings were exchanged in the presence of relatives from both sides who arrived in three buses. India players Ashish Nehra and Harbhajan Singh were also present.
Dhoni, who made his international debut against Bangladesh in December 2004, has so far played 43 Tests, 166 ODIs and 25 T20s.
Under his captaincy, India won the 2007 ICC World Cup Twenty20, CB Series of 2007-08, and the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2008 in which they beat Australia 2-0.
He also captained Chennai Super Kings to victory in the recent IPL 2010. He is now captain of India in all three forms of the game and also led the team to their first ever bilateral ODI series wins in Sri Lanka and New Zealand.
Under his charismatic leadership, India attained the number one status in Test cricket and managed to be the number two this year in ODI rankings.
Dhoni has also been the recipient of many awards including the ICC ODI Player of the Year award in 2008 and 2009 (the first Indian player to achieve this feat), the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award and the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour in 2009.
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