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Ahmedabad, May 10 (HS). Chennai Super Kings (CSK) head coach Stephen Fleming on Thursday spoke on the fitness of MS Dhoni and said that the team management is very conscious about the former captain's fitness and knows what he can give to the team.
CSK will take on Gujarat Titans (GT) in their upcoming match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 at the Narendra Modi Stadium this evening.
At the pre-match press conference on Thursday, Fleming said the team management will take full advantage of whatever the franchise can get from 42-year-old Dhoni.
Fleming said, “Dhoni has hit sixes and fours very well so far and even if he does not do well in the competition, he is still one of the best players in the tournament. So don't underestimate his impact on the team given that he comes in at number 9. There is the timing aspect, but we are very careful about what they can give us. And we will take full advantage of it.”
“But we don't want to take it so far that we lose him,” he said. So it's a delicate balance, but believe me, their best interests are with us, and their interest in performing well for us is still very high. He is fine.”
Currently, CSK is at the fourth position in the IPL 2024 points table with 12 points after winning 6 out of 11 matches. The net run rate of the team is 0.700.