MS Dhoni played against the Rajasthan Royals despite a knee ailment, according to Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming.
On Wednesday, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) came close to a heroic victory over Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match. MS Dhoni remained unbeaten until the finish, but with 5 runs needed from the final delivery to win the match, the ‘Thala’ couldn’t despatch the ball to the boundary. As a result, Rajasthan won by three runs. However, following the game, CSK coach Stephen Fleming said that Dhoni is suffering from a knee ailment.
Dhoni looked in fine form as he hit some of his famous sixes, particularly against spinners. Dhoni hit 32 off 17 balls, including one boundary and three sixes, and formed an important partnership with Ravindra Jadeja, who scored 25 off 15 balls.
Dhoni was able to strike two sixes in the penultimate over against Sandeep Sharma, who needed 21 runs off the last six balls to seal a 3-run win for his team.
Speaking of Dhoni, Fleming said that the franchise captain is suffering from a knee issue but was still able to perform admirably in the middle.
“He’s nursing a knee injury, as evidenced by some of his movements.” It’s causing him some difficulty. His fitness has always been of the highest caliber. He arrives a month before the event begins. He’s a fantastic player. We’ve never had any doubts about him. “He’s just incredible,” Fleming stated during the press conference.
While it has been verified that Dhoni is injured, Fleming did not rule out the possibility of Dhoni playing in the upcoming CSK games.
Chennai will also be without bowler Sisanda Magala for a few weeks, according to Fleming.
“Unfortunately, Magala’s hand was split, so he was unable to bowl the final two overs.” And Deepak Chahar did the same in the previous game, so we’re working with few resources. But we aren’t the only team with that.” “I think a lot of players coming out of a big domestic season are a little bit broken, but we just keep having to find solutions,” Fleming said.
“So, in the next four days, we’ll do that.” However, it is far from ideal. If bowlers continue to be injured, the skipper must think on his feet. Moeen Ali had to return (when Magala injured his webbing), and he hadn’t had a fantastic day, but he did get (Jos) Buttler, which was good.
“You’ve got young players like Akash (Singh) who is playing his first game and has to bowl some key overs.” “It’s not how we planned, but T20 rarely goes as planned,” CSK coach added.
