MS Dhoni is an inspiration for a lot of upcoming cricketers and the respect that he instructions within the Chennai Super Kings dressing room is sort of legendary. Dhoni has been one of the crucial profitable skippers within the historical past of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and he guided his facet to a record-equalling fifth title by beating Gujarat Titans within the summit conflict. In a video going viral on social media, Ruturaj Gaikwad will be seen interacting with Dhoni after the match and his fiancee Utkarsha Pawar touched Dhoni’s toes as a present of respect earlier than the skipper hugged each of them and had a protracted dialog.

Utkarsha (Mrs. Rutu) taking blessing of Dhoni . So Cute and Adorable🤌💕💞 pic.twitter.com/o5xH5RHMew

— Sai Vamshi Patlolla (@sai_vamshi21) June 1, 2023

Dhoni efficiently underwent a left knee surgical procedure in a Mumbai hospital on Thursday, elevating hopes of enjoying within the seventeenth version of Indian Premier League subsequent yr. Dhoni, who led Chennai Super Kings to their fifth IPL title, had flown to Mumbai from Ahmedabad after the ultimate on Monday and consulted famend sports activities orthopaedic surgeon Dr Dinshaw Pardiwala, who can be on the BCCI medical panel and had carried out surgical procedures on a variety of high Indian cricketers, together with Rishabh Pant.

“Yes, Dhoni has had a successful knee surgery at the Kokilaben Hospital in Mumbai on Thursday. He is doing fine and the surgery happened in the morning. I don’t have details. I am yet to get all the details about the nature of surgery and other things,” CSK CEO Kasi Viswanathan confirmed to PTI.

“He will be discharged in a day or two. He would be resting for a few days before his extensive rehabilitation starts. It is now expected that he would have enough time to get fit to play in the next IPL,” one other supply near CSK administration instructed PTI on situations of anonymity.

(With PTI inputs)