In 2007, Dhoni had made Team India the champion of T20 in the very first season. Meanwhile, the Indian Premier League is announced. Franchise cricket was starting for the first time in the country, in which players no longer played for Team India but for different owners. Dhanna Seths from all over the world bought teams here. Put money South’s famous business house India Cements bought the Chennai franchise. The team was named Chennai Super Kings, ie CSK. Then in the auction of the opening season, Mahendra Singh Dhoni was associated with the highest bid of Rs 9.5 crore. This was Dhoni’s first connection with South India.
most successful captain in the world
Every player dreams of what Dhoni has achieved in cricket. He is the only captain to win three ICC trophies. At the end of the year 2004, Dhoni, who played the first international match, got the world done. In 2009, India became the number one Test team under his captaincy. Married Sakshi in 2010 and also won the IPL title in the same year. Made India the champion in the ODI World Cup the next year. Two years later, under the captaincy of Mahi, Team India won the Champions Trophy and Dhoni became the only captain to win three ICC tournaments. In 2014, suddenly leaving the captaincy of Test cricket, he retired. Became a father in 2015. His biopic was made in 2016. The government conferred prestigious awards like Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri and Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna.
got everything he wanted
Mahi, the son of a father doing a small government job, has all the comforts of the world today. He may have said goodbye to international cricket three years ago, but his brand value continues to grow. Mahi currently has over 35 brands that he endorses. Companies from e-commerce to financial services, healthcare and real estate sectors line up to make him their face. Dhoni’s brand value was $80.3 million last year, according to Duff & Phelps. When he took retirement in 2020, his brand value was $ 36.3 million.