MS Dhoni with a slight limp as he leaves the sector after match towards Rajasthan Royals. (Screengrab/Chennai Super Kings Twitter)

Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni got here inside a hair’s breath in handing his staff an exhilarating victory towards Rajasthan Royals on Wednesday. With 21 to get from the final over, Dhoni would hit pacer Sandeep Sharma for 2 sixes however a nicely positioned yorker within the final ball would give the Royals a slender 3-run victory.

On Thursday, CSK shared a video of Dhoni with a slight limp as he made his manner out of the sector after the match was over titled, “A warrior. A veteran. A champion – The One and Only!”
CSK coach Stephen Fleming additionally confirmed that Dhoni was nursing a knee harm. “He is nursing a knee harm which you’ll see in a few of his motion, hindering him considerably. His health has been skilled. He is available in months earlier than the event. He does some netting in Ranchi, however his principal preseason is a month earlier than he involves Chennai. [Read More]

Squads:

Chennai Super Kings: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (c & wk), Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu, Moeen Ali, Ben Stokes, Ravindra Jadeja, Ajinkya Rahane, Sisanda Magala, Shivam Dube, Dwaine Pretorius, Ahay Mandal, Nishant Sindhu, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Mitchell Santner, Subharnshu Senapati, Simarjeet Singh, Matheesa Pathirana, Mahesh Theekshana, Bhagath Verma, Prashant Solanki, Shaikh Rasheed and Tushar Deshpande.

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Mohammad Siraj, Harshal Patel, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Shahbaz Ahmed, Anuj Rawat, Akash Deep, Mahipal Lomror, Finn Allen, Suyash Prabhudesai, Karn Sharma, Siddarth Kaul, David Willey, Wayne Parnell, Himanshu Sharma, Manoj Bhandage, Rajan Kumar, Avinash Singh, Sonu Yadav and Michael Bracewell.