MS Dhoni (Photo: Sportzpix)
Days after winning his fifth IPL title with CSK, Dhoni underwent a successful operation on his left knee, which has been troubling him since the start of the latest edition of the lucrative T20 league.
Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni underwent successful knee surgery in Mumbai city, days after leading his IPL team to an emphatic title win over Gujarat Titans in the final of the 2023 edition of the T20 league.
@ChennaiIPL captain undergoes successful knee surgery in Mumbai today
Dhoni revealed concerns about his left knee early in the tournament but powered through it on his way to winning his fifth IPL title.
“Yes, Dhoni has had a successful knee surgery on Thursday at Kokilaben Hospital in Mumbai. He is fine and will be released in a day or two. He will rest for a few days before his extensive rehabilitation begins. Now it is expected that he will have enough time to get fit to play in the next IPL.”
Dhoni was seen clutching his left knee tightly before going out to bat throughout the tournament and a video of the same shared online has been viewed thousands of times and wishes poured in as the 41-year-old battled the injury and emerged victorious. Showed determination to be. ,
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The final was to be played on Sunday, but due to heavy rain, it was moved to the reserve day in Mondya.
CSK won the toss and opted to field first as the Hardik Pandya-led side posted a massive total of 214 for the loss of 4 wickets in 20 overs.
For Ahmedabad, Sai Sudarshan played a brilliant inning of 96 runs in just 47 balls, while Wriddhiman Saha also completed his half-century by scoring 54 runs in 39 balls.
Orange Cap winner Shubman Gill scored 39 while Pandya remained unbeaten on 21.
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It started raining in the middle of the game and the game was shortened to 15 overs for CSK, the target being reduced to 171.
CSK started with Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway as New Zealanders, who have been in fine form throughout the tournament, scoring 47 off 25 balls for CSK while Gaikwad scored 26 off 16 balls.
Ajinkya Rahane and Ambati Rayudu made quickfire contributions of 23 off 13 balls and 19 off 8 balls, which proved crucial in the abbreviated version of the game.
Shivam Dube and Ravindra Jadeja helped CSK clinch 32 runs off 21 balls and match-winning knocks of 15 runs off 6 balls to help the Chennai team clinch their fifth IPL title.
(quote from PTI)