Respected mam, Dear friends Good morning. I express my happiness and hearty wishes to everyone assembled here.

I am here to speak about my favourite sportsman today 1. My favourite sportsman is Mahendra Singh Dhoni, nickname is Mahi. 2. He is born on 7th July, 1981 at Ranchi, Bihar. 3. He is the Captain of the Indian ODI / T20 / Test team. 4. His is Right hand batsman, Right arm medium pace bowler and his field position is Wicketkeeper 5. M.S. Dhoni started his first class career in the year 1999-2000. 6. His one day international debut came after playing five years of first class cricket on the 23rd of December 2004 against Bangladesh. 7. He is one of the few finest wicketkeeper batsmen, India has seen after a very long time. 8. Before he started playing cricket, he was a football goalkeeper. 9. He thinks positive. 10. He is highly confident about himself. 11. He is aggressive on the field Thank you for giving me this opportunity, Thank you, one and all.

M.Deepasuriya