Sakshi Dhoni is the wife of legendary cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Her maiden name was Sakshi Singh Rawat. She was born on 19 November 1988 in Guwahati, Assam. Her sun sign is Scorpio. She completed her schooling from Welham Girls School, Dehradun and Jawahar Vidya Mandir, Ranchi. She earned a degree in hotel management from Hotel Management Institute, Aurangabad. 

Her father’s name is RK Singh, and her mother’s name is Sheela Singh. She has a brother, Akshay Singh and a sister, Abhilasha Bisht. 

Sakshi and MS Dhoni have a daughter, Jeeva.

Sakshi’s favourites

Sakshi likes to eat butter chicken.

Her favourite actors are Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Ranveer Singh, John Abraham, Priyanka Chopra, Jessica Alba, Jennifer Lopez and Sushmita Sen.

Some of her favourite movies are ‘Twilight series,’ ‘Tokyo Drift’ and ‘P.S. I Love You.’

Some of the musicians and singers Sakshi likes are The Beatles, AR Rahman, Enrique Iglesias, Bruno Mars, Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban.

Interesting facts about Sakshi Dhoni

Sakshi Dhoni is so fond of cooking that she carries electronic cooker with her when she accompanies MS Dhoni on his cricket tours. 

Dhoni's father Paan Singh and Sakshi's father used to work in the same company ‘MECON’ (Government of India's steel production factory).

Sakshi and MS Dhoni’s marriage

Sakshi and Dhoni met each other for the first time when Dhoni stayed at the same hotel that Sakshi worked at. 

Sakshi and Dhoni were acquaintances before their common friend and manager Yudhjeet Dutta fixed a date for them. In the winter of 2007, their love blossomed, and they started dating each other. 

In an interview, Sakshi shared that she could not believe when Dhoni sent her a message asking her out on a date. 

The couple tied the knot in the year 2010 after dating for three years. 

Dhoni was Sakshi’s classmate for a small duration when she studied at Jawahar Vidya Mandir, Ranchi.

Sakshi’s Foundation

She is the director of ‘Sakshi Rawat Foundation’, which works for providing a better life to orphans.

Sakshi and Bollywood actress, Anushka Sharma are alumni of the same school in Guwahati.

Sakshi's best friend is Poorna, who is the daughter of NCP party politician Praful Patel.