Why Was Dhoni In A Hurry?

Why was Dhoni in a hurry? Close relatives of Dhoni say that the cricketer’s play schedule was fully packed till the end of the year. July-August for the Sri Lanka tour, Champions League in South Africa in September,  home series against Australia in October,  and another home series against New Zealand in November.

The ‘jaimalas’ (wedding garlands) that were exchanged by M S Dhoni and Sakshi Singh Rawat on Sunday evening were prepared at Paltan Bazaar in Dehradun.  Nearly 10 kg of Rajnigandha and 8 kg of red roses were used to make the garlands, says a media report.

Sehra for Dhoni was made of Chameli and roses, while the gajra for Sakshi was made of  chameli flowers.

Bharat Gulati, owner of Charandas Phoolwale in Paltan Bazaar, Dehradun says : “Five days ago, Sakshi’s mother Sheila came to order jaimalas, sehra, gajra and chadars made of flowers. We didn’t know at that time that these were meant for our captain Dhoni’s wedding”.

The two jaimalas were nearly 3.5 feet long  and were made  of rajnigandha and red roses ordered specially from Delhi. The flowery chadar was made into a rectangle of 8 feet by four feet.

All these flower items were handed over on Sunday evening, a few hours before the marriage to a relative of the bride’s family, the florist said.

Arrangements for the hush-hush wedding were being put into place for the last one and a half months. After scouting several hotes, Vishranti Resorts was finalized for the wedding. Black-tinted luxury cars were booked by the resorts owners. All drivers and guests were given coupons to be presented at the gate to security guards for entry.

The entire resorts was bedecked with flowers worth nearly Rs 10-12 lakhs.