Mahendra Singh Dhoni has battled a dodgy back for a long time and he wants to be careful with it as the ICC World Cup is round the corner.
Speaking to Harsha Bhogle after CSK’s win over Sunrisers Hyderabad on Tuesday night, Dhoni revealed that there had been some stiffness in his back but it was holding up, as of now.
"The back is holding up, it's not getting worse, with the World Cup coming up, can't afford that, because that's too important," Dhoni said after CSK's six wicket win.
Dhoni said that at the highest level, there aren't any players who are not playing with a niggle or two. Dhoni in fact had sat out of the previous match against Sunrisers Hyderabad due to a back spasm.
"If it becomes worse, I certainly will take some time off but at this level you play with some niggle or the other. Because if you wait to get fully fit, then there will be a gap of five years between two matches," the skipper said cheekily.
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