Mahendra Singh Dhoni,current captain of the Indian national cricket team,was born in Ranchiin Jharkhand in a Rajput family to Pan Singh and Devaki Devi. His paternal village Lvali is in the Lamgarha block of the Almora District of Uttarakhand on July 7, 1981 . Dhoni has a sister Jayanti and a brother Narendra.He likes bikes.He is one of the highest income tax payers in last year. Dhoni is a fan of Adam Gilchrist, and his childhood idols were cricket team mate Sachin Tendulkar, Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan and singer Lata Mangeshkar. Dhoni was included in the Bihar U-19 squad for the 1998/99 season and scored 176 runs in 5 matches.Dhoni made his Ranji Trophy debut for Bihar in the 1999–2000 season as an eighteen year old. He made a half century in his debut match scoring 68* in the second innings against Assam cricket team.Dhoni finished the season with 283 runs in 5 matches. Dhoni scored his maiden first-class century against Bengal in the 2000/01 season in a losing cau...