12 rare pictures of Mahendra Singh Dhoni you just cannot miss

New Delhi: Mahendra Singh Dhoni is perhaps one the most renowned names in the history of Indian cricket. Dhoni is the only Indian cricket captain to win all the three ICC trophies -- 2007 ICC World T20, 2011 World Cup and 2013 ICC Champions Trophy. Cricket fans are always curious to know about his life outside the cricket ground. So, here we bring you some of the rarest pictures of ‘Mahi’, as he his famous among the fans.

Dhoni spending some funny moments with teammate S. Sreesanth on the fourth day of the second test between India and West Indies at the Beausejour stadium in Gros Islet, St. Lucia 13 June 2006.

Dhoni with his wife Sakshi on a beach in Varca, Goa on October 24, 2010.

Dhoni with his teammates and former Indian bowling coach Eric Simons after winning a warm up football match in Bengaluru on March 4, 2011.

Spending some quality time with his wife Sakshi and their adorable daughter Ziva.

Commissioned in the Indian Territorial Army, Mahendra Singh Dhoni became Lieutenant Colonel in 2011. Here is Dhoni posing with army officers near Indo-Pak Line of Control.

Here is Dhoni after hitting the winning runs in the ICC World Cup 2011 finals against Sri Lanka at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.

Indian skipper MS Dhoni celebrates after defeating arch-rivals Pakistan in the finals of the ICC World T20 Championship 2007.

Suresh Raina playing with Dhoni’s hair during practice session at the National Cricket Academy in 2006.

Dhoni riding a bike that we won as the Man of the Tournament in a 5-match ODI series against England in 2011.

Who would have thought that this young cricket aspirant will become the shining star of Indian cricket one day.

Dhoni is a known biking aficionado. Here he is after riding X 132 Hellcat Bike on the Buddh International Circuit.

Dhoni having some fun with Sourav Ganguly during a test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2008 against Australia.