Chennai Super Kings' Indian Premier League campaign received a huge blow on Wednesday (March 17) with skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni being ruled out of action for the next 10 days because of an elbow injury.
"Dhoni will be out of action for the next 10 days and the exact nature of his injury is being examined by the doctors at a private hospitals here," a team management source said.
Dhoni underwent an x-ray test after being hit by a rising Shane Bond delivery in yesterday's match against Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens even though coach Stephen Fleming ruled out any major injury to the India skipper.
Suresh Raina has been appointed as the stand-in skipper. Sources added that Dhoni will be travelling with the team to Delhi, where the Chennai side will take on Delhi Daredevils at Ferozeshah Kotla on Friday. "He will be travelling with the team to Delhi," the source said.
Earlier, the team’s coach Stephen Fleming ruled out any major injury adding, “He has gone for an X-ray. I hope that everything is well and it’s just a bruise and nothing more than that.”
Apart from the match against the Daredevils, the injury also rules Dhoni out of Chennai Super Kings' matches against Kings XI Punjab (March 21), Royal Challengers Bangalore (March 23) and Mumbai Indians (March 25).
"Dhoni will be out of action for the next 10 days and the exact nature of his injury is being examined by the doctors at a private hospitals here," a team management source said.
Dhoni underwent an x-ray test after being hit by a rising Shane Bond delivery in yesterday's match against Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens even though coach Stephen Fleming ruled out any major injury to the India skipper.
Suresh Raina has been appointed as the stand-in skipper. Sources added that Dhoni will be travelling with the team to Delhi, where the Chennai side will take on Delhi Daredevils at Ferozeshah Kotla on Friday. "He will be travelling with the team to Delhi," the source said.
Earlier, the team’s coach Stephen Fleming ruled out any major injury adding, “He has gone for an X-ray. I hope that everything is well and it’s just a bruise and nothing more than that.”
Apart from the match against the Daredevils, the injury also rules Dhoni out of Chennai Super Kings' matches against Kings XI Punjab (March 21), Royal Challengers Bangalore (March 23) and Mumbai Indians (March 25).
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