Dhoni weds Sakshi in presence of teammates, close friends

Dehradun, Jul 4 (PTI) Indian cricket captain Mahendra
Singh Dhoni tied the nuptial knot with childhood friend Sakshi
Singh Rawat on Sunday night in a private ceremony attended
only by family members and close friends, including a few of
his team-mates, at a farmhouse here in northern state
Uttarakhand.
The 28-year-old wicket-keeper batsman got engaged to
Sakshi, a 23-year-old hotel management student, at a private
ceremony Saturday night.
The wedding at the picturesque Vishranti Resorts at
Bidhauli, about 25km from here, was strictly a private affair
with only 50-60 close relatives from both the families of the
bride and the groom, along with few of Dhoni's India
team-mates, attending.
Harbhajan Singh, Ashish Nehra, RP Singh, Suresh Raina and
Rohit Sharma were among Dhoni's cricketer friends who were
present at the wedding, according to a family member who
attended the ceremony.
Owner of Chennai Super Kings, which was skippered by
Dhoni in the IPL, and BCCI Secretary N Srinivasan was present
at the ceremony.
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president
Shashank Manohar was also said to have attended the ceremony.
The wedding at the luxury resort had its share of glamour
as Dhoni's friend John Abraham and director-choreographer
Farah Khan gracing the occasion.
The marriage rituals commenced around 8pm (local time)
when Dhoni on a horseback and the groom's party walked for
around half-a-kilometer to the bride's place, located at the
same resort premises.
Dhoni wore a black 'Sherwani' while Sakshi was dressed up
in white 'churidar-pyjama'.
Tight security was thrown around the resort. The media
was practically kept out of bounds and they had to station
themselves at a 1-km distance from the main gate of the
sprawling resort and the news relating to the wedding ceremony
inside came out in trickles.
Even the select guests who attended the wedding ceremony
were seen being brought into the resort in four vehicles kept
for the purpose.
A top police official told PTI that Dhoni arrived early
Sunday morning at the farmhouse, where adequate police force
has been deployed.
"We have been requested by the family members that the
wedding should be totally a private affair," said the police
official.
Although family sources had indicated after the
engagement that the marriage will take place in October,
India's tight schedule in the next few months might have
prompted the preponement. MORE PTI DPT
RBT


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