IPL 2023: “MS Dhoni Is Nursing..” – CSK Coach Makes a Stunning Revelation

IPL 2023: In a big development from the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) camp, head coach Stephen Fleming has informed that CSK skipper MS Dhoni is carrying a knee injury in the ongoing season of the IPL. Fleming’s remark came after CSK lost to Rajasthan Royals by a close margin of three runs in match 17 of the ongoing IPL 2023.

Continuing his great run of form with the bat, Dhoni smashed a whirlwind knock of 17-ball 32 to take Chennai over the line against the Royals at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Requiring 21 from the last over, Dhoni smashed two sixes in the first three balls of Sandeep Sharma’s over but was not able to hit a boundary or six in the final ball of the over, when CSK needed 5 off the last ball of the game.  During his brief stay at the crease, Dhoni was seen in excruciating pain while running between the wickets. That raised doubts about whether the veteran cricketer is being unpragmatic for once with his body.

IPL 2023: Skipper MS Dhoni Nursing a Knee Injury

Speaking in the post-match press conference, Fleming revealed that Dhoni is nursing a knee injury and it was quite evident in the way he was moving on the pitch while batting. Fleming further said that Dhoni is a great player for the team and has been very professional when it comes to managing injuries and keeping his fitness.

“He (Dhoni) is nursing a knee injury, which you can see in some of his movement, which is hindering him somewhat. But still what you saw (against RR) is a great player for us. His fitness has always been very professional,” Stephen Fleming said in the press conference after the match.

The equation was not simple when Dhoni came in to bat at number 8 with his team requiring 63 runs in the last five overs against RR. Dhoni played an important role in an unbeaten 59-run partnership for the seventh wicket alongside all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who scored an unbeaten 25. Despite his heroics with the bat, he couldn’t take his team home. The sight of Dhoni pushing along in pain, battling with a knee injury during the Rajasthan game may have caused a sense of worry among the fans.