'Doctor Told Me..': MS Dhoni Offers Huge Update on His Fitness After Knee Surgery and IPL 2024 Return

Legendary Indian captain MS Dhoni has offered a massive update on his knee injury and his return to the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 with Chennai Super Kings. Dhoni led CSK to the IPL 2023 title but throughout the season, he was marred by a knee injury which limited him to cameo appearances with the bat. After CSK won their fifth IPL crown, Dhoni subsequently underwent surgery on his knee, and ‘Thala’ has revealed that he is facing no issues with his knee and is on course to return to full fitness.

Dhoni attended an event in Bengaluru on Thursday, October 26, and the 42-year-old confirmed that the doctors told him he would feel better by November. The legendary wicketkeeper batter further revealed that his knee survived the operation and he is going through the rehabilitation phase.

During the event, MS Dhoni was quizzed by the host who started off by saying that he had retired from cricket, after which the person sitting beside the CSK captain interrupted the host, and remarked that ‘Thala’ had only retired from international cricket.

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As soon as MS Dhoni himself said yes, the crowd started to cheer for the cricketer, after which he pointed to a fan from the stage saying, “CSK fans.”

Then the person sitting beside the veteran questioned him about his knee, to which he provided the update which came as music to every CSK fan.

“Knee has survived the operation, going through the rehab patch, the doctor told me you would feel much better by November. But no problem in day-to-day routine,” said Dhoni.

Watch MS Dhoni gives update on his knee:

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Dhoni had promised his fans that he would return in IPL 2024, breaking the silence on his future after leading CSK to their fifth league title.

“Circumstantially, it’s the best time to announce retirement. The easy thing for me is to say is thank you and retire. But the amount of love I have received from CSK fans, it would be a gift for them to (see me) play one more season,” Dhoni had said at the Narendra Modi Stadium after CSK beat Gujarat Titans in May.