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All Rights Reserved.</copyright> <item> <title><![CDATA[CSK coach Stephen Fleming: ‘MS Dhoni down with knee injury, Sisanda Magala out for two weeks’]]></title> <link>https://www.cricketwinner.com/cricket-news/csk-coach-stephen-fleming-ms-dhoni-down-with-knee-injury-sisanda-magala-out-for-two-weeks/</link> <guid>https://www.cricketwinner.com/cricket-news/csk-coach-stephen-fleming-ms-dhoni-down-with-knee-injury-sisanda-magala-out-for-two-weeks/</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 13 Apr 2023 02:03:24 GMT</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[Chennai Super Lords lead trainer Stephen Fleming said skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is nursing a knee injury.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://media.cricketwinner.com/image/dir/stephen-fleming-1.jpg" width="1280" height="720" alt="CSK coach Stephen Fleming: ‘MS Dhoni down with knee injury, Sisanda Magala out for two weeks’"/><h3 class="wp-block-heading" style="font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.455), 18px);"><strong>Chennai Super Lords lead trainer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Fleming">Stephen Fleming</a> said skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is nursing a knee injury</strong></h3><p>Fleming’s comments came after the four-time IPL champion Chennai Super Kings were defeated by Rajasthan Royals by three runs in a last-ball thriller at Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium.</p><h3 class="wp-block-heading" style="font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.455), 18px);"><strong>During the match against the Rajasthan Royals, CSK’s South African pace bowler Sisanda Magala also sustained a split webbing, adding to the injury concerns</strong></h3><blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"><p>“He (Dhoni) is nursing a knee injury, which you can see in some of his movements, 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,” </p><cite>Fleming said.</cite></blockquote><p>The Royals prevailed after a grueling battle thanks to Seamer Sandeep Sharma’s flawless block-hole pitches.</p><p>Pursuing 176, Dhoni (32) and Ravindra Jadeja (25) were on course, requiring 21 runs off the last over. Dhoni couldn’t win his 200th game for CSK on home soil in the manner he would have liked, so the final score for CSK was 172/6.</p><figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="569" data-src="https://cricketwinner.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ms-dhoni-csk-ipl-1024x569.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-47504 lazyload" data-srcset="https://cricketwinner.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ms-dhoni-csk-ipl-1024x569.jpg 1024w, https://cricketwinner.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ms-dhoni-csk-ipl-300x167.jpg 300w, https://cricketwinner.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ms-dhoni-csk-ipl-768x427.jpg 768w, https://cricketwinner.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ms-dhoni-csk-ipl-72x40.jpg 72w, https://cricketwinner.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ms-dhoni-csk-ipl-58x32.jpg 58w, https://cricketwinner.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ms-dhoni-csk-ipl-144x80.jpg 144w, https://cricketwinner.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ms-dhoni-csk-ipl-243x135.jpg 243w, https://cricketwinner.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ms-dhoni-csk-ipl-150x83.jpg 150w, https://cricketwinner.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ms-dhoni-csk-ipl.jpg 1200w" data-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024/569;" /><noscript><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="569" src="https://cricketwinner.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ms-dhoni-csk-ipl-1024x569.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-47504" srcset="https://cricketwinner.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ms-dhoni-csk-ipl-1024x569.jpg 1024w, https://cricketwinner.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ms-dhoni-csk-ipl-300x167.jpg 300w, https://cricketwinner.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ms-dhoni-csk-ipl-768x427.jpg 768w, https://cricketwinner.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ms-dhoni-csk-ipl-72x40.jpg 72w, https://cricketwinner.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ms-dhoni-csk-ipl-58x32.jpg 58w, https://cricketwinner.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ms-dhoni-csk-ipl-144x80.jpg 144w, https://cricketwinner.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ms-dhoni-csk-ipl-243x135.jpg 243w, https://cricketwinner.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ms-dhoni-csk-ipl-150x83.jpg 150w, https://cricketwinner.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ms-dhoni-csk-ipl.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></noscript><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Image Source: The Indian Express</figcaption></figure><p>However, Fleming expressed optimism that the former India captain will successfully manage his injury and continue to lead the team.</p><blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"><p>“He works his way back into match form, and you can still see he is playing pretty well. So we always have confidence about how he manages himself. He always keeps himself up to speed,”</p><cite>said Fleming, allaying concerns about Dhoni’s fitness.</cite></blockquote><p>On Magala, who had to leave the field with a split webbing after bowling two overs, </p><blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"><p>“For us again, it’s losing another player that games in a row — and we’re already pretty thin, so we’d like it (injuries) to stop.” </p><cite>Fleming said.</cite></blockquote><p>With England all-rounder Ben Stokes, who was purchased for Rs 16.25 crore at the IPL auction, missing the game because of a heel injury, and pacer Deepak Chahar, who was almost ruled out of the IPL 2023 because of a hamstring injury he sustained during the match against Mumbai Indians, CSK’s list of injured players growing by the day.</p><figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="576" data-src="https://cricketwinner.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/magala-1024x576.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-47505 lazyload" data-srcset="https://cricketwinner.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/magala-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://cricketwinner.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/magala-300x169.jpg 300w, https://cricketwinner.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/magala-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cricketwinner.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/magala-71x40.jpg 71w, https://cricketwinner.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/magala-450x254.jpg 450w, https://cricketwinner.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/magala-994x559.jpg 994w, https://cricketwinner.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/magala-57x32.jpg 57w, https://cricketwinner.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/magala-142x80.jpg 142w, https://cricketwinner.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/magala-240x135.jpg 240w, https://cricketwinner.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/magala-150x84.jpg 150w, https://cricketwinner.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/magala.jpg 1200w" data-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024/576;" /><noscript><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="576" src="https://cricketwinner.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/magala-1024x576.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-47505" srcset="https://cricketwinner.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/magala-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://cricketwinner.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/magala-300x169.jpg 300w, https://cricketwinner.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/magala-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cricketwinner.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/magala-71x40.jpg 71w, https://cricketwinner.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/magala-450x254.jpg 450w, https://cricketwinner.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/magala-994x559.jpg 994w, https://cricketwinner.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/magala-57x32.jpg 57w, https://cricketwinner.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/magala-142x80.jpg 142w, https://cricketwinner.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/magala-240x135.jpg 240w, https://cricketwinner.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/magala-150x84.jpg 150w, https://cricketwinner.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/magala.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></noscript><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Image Source: India TV News</figcaption></figure><blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"><p>“Magala’s hand was split unfortunately, so he was unable to bowl those last two overs. And same with Deepak Chahar in the last game, so we’re operating on pretty thin resources. But we’re not the only team to have that. I think a lot of players coming out of a big domestic season are a little bit broken, but we just keep having to find solutions,”</p><cite>Fleming said.</cite></blockquote><p>Therefore, we will carry it out within the next four days. Be that as it may, no doubt, it’s not great yet. If bowlers continue to sustain injuries, the captain must then think on his feet. Moeen Ali returned after Magala injured his webbing, had a bad day, and took the wicket of Jos Buttler, which was good.</p><figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Almost….!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CSKvRR?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CSKvRR</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WhistlePodu?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WhistlePodu</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Yellove?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Yellove</a> 🦁💛 <a href="https://t.co/S4aHZ8R5rP">pic.twitter.com/S4aHZ8R5rP</a></p>— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChennaiIPL/status/1646212927513587712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 12, 2023</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div></figure><p>Additionally, you have young players like Akash (Singh), who will be playing his first game and will be required to bowl some crucial overs. It’s not the way that we plan, however T20 seldom goes to design,” the CSK mentor added</p><p>Fleming said that Sri Lar acer Matheesha Pathirana, who had tested positive for Coronavirus in New Zealand, had recuperated and was accessible for choice at this point.</p><blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"><p>“Chahar is out for a few weeks. Magala is out for two weeks. Stokes is being monitored on a day-to-day basis. Sri Lankan pacer Matheesha Pathirana tested positive for Covid-19 in NZ and has recovered and is available for selection now. We did not want to rush him back for this game.” </p><cite>Fleming was also critical about the fielding. </cite></blockquote><blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"><p>“Extras, sloppy in the field with some catches going down, and little things on the day are going to matter as the competition is getting tighter and little things like these will determine results. We lost momentum in the middle, and their spinners bowled well. Some good hitting at the end got us close.”</p></blockquote><p>Dhoni also mentioned that his bowlers gave away too many runs in wides and no-balls earlier.</p><blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"><p>“We came up against a team that matched well, and it was a pretty good contest. Three-run defeat was a fair reflection,” </p><cite>added Fleming.</cite></blockquote><p>On April 17, CSK will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore in Bengaluru.</p>]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>