The wedding, at Vishranti Resorts at Bidhauli, was a private affair attended by only close family and friends, the daily newspaper said. The Times said teammates Harbhajan Singh and Ashish Nehra were in attendance, as well as Indian cricket chief Shashank Manohar and Bollywood actor John Abraham.

Dhoni, 28, got engaged to Sakshi, 23, at a  private ceremony on Saturday night, the newspaper said. The 28-year old wicket-keeper batsman has played 43 Tests, 166 ODIs and 25 T20s for India. Under his captaincy India became the number one Test side in the world and the number two ODI side.