Who were MS Dhoni’s girlfriends before his marriage? The five lady loves of former India captain

India lifted three ICC trophies under his captaincy – T20 World Cup in 2007, ODI World Cup in 2011 and then Champions Trophy in 2013. The former India captain has also led Chennai Super Kings to five IPL titles, making him the joint-best captain in the tournament.

As great as he is on the field, Dhoni is known as a gentleman off the field as well. The aura of his personality is greatly respected across the world for his life beyond cricket. Dhoni is hailed as a family man, who has been married to Sakshi Dhoni for years now.

But before tying the knot with Sakshi, Dhoni has been at the centre of attention for various rumoured relationships. The CSK captain was linked with five women prior to his marriage with Sakshi, and let’s know a bit about them-

MS Dhoni and his Girlfriends

Here is a look at all of MS Dhoni’s girlfriends and their rumoured relationship with the former India captain-

Priyanka Jha

MS Dhoni’s first girlfriend was Priyanka Jha. Their relationship started in 2002 when the Indian player was still trying to establish himself as an Indian player. The pair were in love and they were determined to spend their life together.

But it ended in a tragic way for MS Dhoni and Priyanka as the latter’s accident changed the life of Dhoni and majorly impacted their relationship.

Deepika Padukone

Deepika Padukone, the glamour queen of Bollywood was also linked with Dhoni. MS Dhoni himself was an admirer of Deepika and even requested Shah Rukh Khan for a special screening of Om Shanti Om, the debut film of Deepika.

It is also said Dhoni cut his long hair after Deepika told him to do so, and the actress was also spotted in some of Dhoni’s matches. But it didn’t go far and they moved on.

Preeti Simoes

Dhoni and Preeti Simoes were also rumoured to be together. Simoes, who is a TV actor, was seen with Dhoni on few occasions, but they ended up parting ways without even making their relationship official.

Raai Laxmi

A beautiful South Indian actress, Rai Laxmi had also created a massive wave in Dhoni’e heart. It all happened in 2009 when the pair were rumoured to be dripping in love, and Raai Laxmi even stated that she would be marrying Dhoni in a blink if he proposes to her.

Dhoni never made any comments on that and they ended up parting ways soon.

Asin Lokhandwala

Asin Lokhandwala, aka Asin, who came to prominence with her acting in film Ghajini, also had Dhoni’s heart snatched in 2010. Their romantic involvement reportedly emerged while filming for a clothes brand together. The former India captain was also seen going to Asin’s house before an IPL match, which further ignited the rumours.

But it didn’t have any long-lasting effect as Dhoni got married to Sakshi Singh Rawat later in 2010.