Mahendra Singh Dhoni becomes father to baby girl
India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Friday became a father after
his wife Sakshi gave birth to a baby girl at a private hospital in
Gurgaon.
Gurgaon: Just a week ahead of the cricket World Cup, India skipper
Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Friday became a father after his wife Sakshi
gave birth to a baby girl at a private hospital here. The baby was due
in March but was born almost a month earlier.
The 33-year-old cricketer became a first time father after his
daughter was born at Fortis Hospital here in the evening. (India Must
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The baby weighs 3.7 kgs, according to the doctors.
Dhoni is currently busy preparing for India's title defence at the
World Cup in Australia. Sakshi is generally seen travelling with his
husband on tours but she didn't travel with Dhoni during the Australia
tour.
Dhoni had tied the nuptial knot with childhood friend Sakshi Singh
Rawat on July 4, 2010. (Ravi Shastri, Virat Kohli Enjoy Yoga and Massage
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The delivery happened through a c-section and both the mother and
child are doing fine.
The couple had been consulting at Fortis Memorial Research Institute
(FMRI) for the past few months and was last spotted at the hospital
mid-November last year. |