Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Singh Dhoni’s parents tested positive for the deadly coronavirus on April 21 (Wednesday). His parents were admitted to a private hospital and were given the necessary treatments. Stephen Fleming, CSK’s head coach revealed that there was not much talk regarding his parents in CSK’s dressing room.
Meanwhile, the entire country is battling with the second phase of the deadly virus. The number of active cases is skyrocketing with each passing day and the death toll is also rising every day. MS Dhoni’s parents were also affected by the deadly virus and the families took the necessary steps and admitted them to the hospital.
MS Dhoni’s parents suffering from COVID-19 – Stephen Fleming
The team management is aware of the situation at Dhoni’s home. Stephen Fleming, while speaking at end of their game against Kolkata Knight Riders, also revealed that the situation is better now. The former Kiwi captain also added that the entire team is beside MS Dhoni and they hope that the situation will get better in the coming days.
“Not a lot of talk about this [Dhoni’s family situation] between the players. But from the management’s point of view, we are well aware of his family’s situation. Support has been set up for his family. I talked with MS and the situation is under control for now. We will monitor the situation for the next few days.
It’s a tough time for everybody, especially in India at the moment. We are spending quite a lot of time talking about care in the wider group of friends and family. The team members have that responsibility to ensure MS [Dhoni] has the support that he needs. We hope his family recovers quickly,” said Fleming after the match.
Sakshi Singh, wife of MS Dhoni took it to Instagram and said, “thank you everyone for your concern. My in-laws are stable and being taken good care of. Your prayers will speed up the recovery.”
Last night, Dhoni’s Yellow Brigade had their match against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. Banking on Faf du Plessis’ unbeaten 95, CSK posted a mammoth total of 220/3 at the end of their 20th over. Ruturaj Gaikwad brought up resplendent 64 runs while partnering with du Plessis.
In KKR’s pursuit of 221, their batters lost wickets early on. It was Andre Russell and Pat Cummins who gave the stone-hearted fight. At the strike rate of 245.45, Russell stormed 54 runs and Cummins gave added a twist to the game with his 66* of 34. But they lost all their wickets with 5 balls to spare. CSK won the high-scoring game by 18 runs.
