RCB vs CSK Live Score, IPL 2023: All eyes on MS Dhoni’s fitness before Bengaluru battle
MS Dhoni with a slight limp as he leaves the field after match against Rajasthan Royals. (Screengrab/Chennai Super Kings Twitter)
Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni came within a hair’s breath in handing his team a thrilling victory against Rajasthan Royals on Wednesday. With 21 to get from the last over, Dhoni would hit pacer Sandeep Sharma for two sixes but a well placed yorker in the last ball would give the Royals a narrow 3-run victory.
On Thursday, CSK shared a video of Dhoni with a slight limp as he made his way out of the field after the match was over titled, “A warrior. A veteran. A champion – The One and Only!”
CSK coach Stephen Fleming also confirmed that Dhoni was nursing a knee injury. “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. He does some netting in Ranchi, but his main preseason is a month before he comes to 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.
