Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has successfully undergone knee surgery. On Thursday, Mahi underwent surgery on her left knee at a hospital in Mumbai. He was in a lot of pain this IPL season and was seen limping while keeping wickets. In such a situation, Dhoni first underwent knee surgery in the time he got after IPL.
Within 48 hours of winning the IPL trophy, he had contacted Mumbai's renowned orthopedic doctor Dinshaw Pardiwala. He is also part of the medical panel of BCCI and has performed surgeries on many legendary cricketers. These include India's wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant.
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A source close to the management of CSK told PTI on conditions of anonymity – Yes, Dhoni has undergone a successful knee surgery on Thursday at Kokilaben Hospital in Mumbai. He is fine and will be discharged in a day or two. He will rest for a few days before starting his rehabilitation. Now it looks like he will have enough time to get fit to play in the next IPL.
CSK CEO Kasi Viswanathan revealed that he spoke to Dhoni after his surgery on Thursday. He had said that Dhoni had a conversation after the operation. He could not understand what specific surgery was done, but it was known that it was keyhole surgery. He seemed fine in our conversation. Dhoni's wife Sakshi was present with him in the hospital. Dhoni was admitted to the hospital on Wednesday (May 31) evening.
The CSK management has also sent its team doctor Dr. Madhu Thottapil to Mumbai to oversee Dhoni's treatment. The exact time of his complete recovery is still not known, but it is estimated that Dhoni will recover in about two months. After winning the IPL on Monday night, Dhoni had hoped to come back next year and play one last season for his fans.
Dhoni played the entire IPL season with a bandage on his left knee. Dhoni looked in trouble even while taking runs while batting. On Wednesday, CSK CEO Kasi Viswanathan said that whether Dhoni wants to undergo the surgery or not is entirely his decision.
After the IPL final, Dhoni said, "If you look at the situation, this is the best time to announce my retirement. It is easy for me to announce my retirement here and say thank you to all of you, but the difficult task is to work hard for nine months." To work hard and try to play another IPL season. However, with all the love I have received from CSK fans, I want to gift them by playing one more season.
