Gurgaon: India ODI skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and wife Sakshi have named their baby daughter Ziva. Sakshi revealed the news on micro-blogging site Twitter.
Welcome to the world beautiful Ziva! Mumma and Daddy adore you! Thanks for all of the well wishes! #BabyZiva
— Sakshi Singh Dhoni (@SaakshiSRawat) February 9, 2015Ziva, which is a variant of Ziv in Hebrew means radiance, brilliance and light.
According to close sources, an ecstatic Dhoni revealed the news to his teammates at a party organised by the team management to celebrate the birth of their child.
Dhoni became a proud father when Sakshi gave birth on Friday at a private hospital in Gurgaon. The baby was due in March and was born almost a month earlier. The 33-year old cricketer tied the knot with his childhood friend Sakshi on July 4, 2010.
‘Captain Cool’ and Team India are currently in Australian gearing up for cricket’s biggest event – ICC World Cup. However, after facing the Aussies in their first warm-up match on Sunday, India still couldn’t change their fate, and the losing streak continues.
Read: World Cup 2015: Australia crush India by 106 runs in warm-up match
The Men in Blue are still yet to win a match Down Under. Dhoni and company will face arch-nemesis Pakistan in their first World Cup match on February 15.
