After three back-to-back last-ball thrillers fans were delighted to witness glimpses of vintage MS Dhoni against Rajasthan Royals. The former India skipper, along with Ravindra Jadeja, nearly pulled off an amazing run chase as they hammered 37 runs in the last two overs although they failed to cross the line. Meanwhile, after the game, former Australia cricketer, Mathew Hayden raised concerns over Dhoni’s fitness.
While speaking with one of the broadcasters, Hayden pointed out that Dhoni was limping during the innings and raised a potential injury concern for the yellow army. Although the former CSK legend claimed he wasn’t attempting to make things worse, Dhoni’s fitness might be a problem for the four-time IPL champions.
According to Hayden, the 41-year-old wicketkeeper-batter is typically quick between the wickets, but that wasn’t the case against Rajasthan Royals. Hayden said, “We will not give fans the false expectations that nothing’s wrong. There is something wrong with MS Dhoni. His running between the wickets is usually quite electric, which was not there today.”
MS Dhoni is nursing a knee injury
Further speaking on the issue, Hayden said, “As the innings progressed on, we saw him limping quite heavily. There are some question marks, that I am sure MS Dhoni will have to answer and the medical staff will get straight into it. He will want to keep playing in the tournament.”
Meanwhile, CSK coach Stephen Fleming revealed MS Dhoni’s fitness as he said that the former India skipper is nursing a knee injury. Talking with reporters after the game Fleming said, “He is nursing a knee injury, which you can see in some of his movement, hindering him somewhat. His fitness has been professional. He comes in months before the tournament starts. He does some nets in Ranchi, but his main pre-season is a month before he comes to Chennai.”
Here is how fans react to Dhoni’s fitness issues:
What everyone is expecting from MSD now? ?
— Sagar Khandelwal (@Khandelw13Sagar) April 13, 2023
Same i think.. 3 balls have 7 runs only.. Bt he take single.. it is easy to finish him.. Bt he can't.. i also don't know y..
— Faya Rafi (@fayafahi) April 12, 2023
He is getting old. He has already achieved greater heights. Its time for CSK to move on from his legacy and start building a new Team.
— Srikanth Dhulipala (@SrikanthDhul26) April 12, 2023
The expectations level from ex cricketer is still so high from a player who retired 3-4 years ago. That's the standard of MS Dhoni. ?
— Ashish Badajena (@BadajenaAshish) April 13, 2023
They scored 37 runs in 2 overs…lost the match by just 3 runs…our kya jaan de de wo apni
— bunty007 (@bunty93516) April 13, 2023
Hey, MS is 41 years old. Remember he's playing to let us see him one last time, let him play. We'll miss him after this ipl. I want him to be our bowling coach as he had coached half of CSK bowlers
— ?KOHLI (@ViratSh31838365) April 13, 2023
@HaydosTweets MS Dhoni is still not young & should appreciate the way he played yesterday at this age.
— Pavan (@PavanKumarmm28) April 13, 2023
Yes he limped while taking the single in the last over yesterday.
— Srikanth Natarajan (@SrikanthNatara2) April 13, 2023
We all noticed that and he is not 100% fit while coming into this tournament ig. Vintage power hitting is there but we lost the vintage Thala on converting 2s n 3s. Age is catching up apparently #MSDhoni?
— Viswanathan M (@viswam72) April 13, 2023
Yes ye point Maine bhi bola tbhi jis ball ko Yorker bol rhe h log uss ball ko Dhoni lmba six lgata tha ?
— Narendra Singh CSK (@Narendr63360541) April 13, 2023
He has some sort of knee injury right
I think that's why— football as it's meant to be (@fifa_addict_22) April 13, 2023
He is just getting old. Tell Hayden to run between wickets, would he be the same as before…nothing wrong
— Riz ? (@ryaz981) April 12, 2023
How much can Haydos(as he calls himself) run? He is somebody's agent, let's not take him seriously.
— Dark Avenger (@Dark_Avenger21) April 13, 2023
He has a knee injury. He has said it before the tournament itself.
— Jai (@_Jaikaal) April 12, 2023
He is of 41+ and Hayden wants him to sprint a marathon. Lolz.
— Safwan ?? (@safwankhan01) April 12, 2023
