MS Dhoni turns to Rs 40 worth Ayurvedic treatment for knee pain

Ranchi: Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is reportedly suffering from a niggle in his knees and the legendary cricketer has turned to Ayurveda to heal.

As per an IANS report, the Jharkhand cricketer who will be 41 next week has visited a local ayurvedic physician in Ranchi. This doctor, named Vaidya Bandhan Singh Khervar, attends his patients under a tree in a remote village in Ranchi. The doctor treats ailments using wild herbs and charges Dhoni a mere Rs 40 for a single dose of medicine.

The local doctor has been treating patients this way for the last 28 years at Katingkela in Lapung police station, which is nearly 70 km from Ranchi.

The explosive batsman has been battling knee pain for months and had been exploring different options.

The cricketer decided to get his knee treated in a hermitage in Ranchi, after seeing the positive results of his parents' treatment who have been consulting the same doctor for the past three months.

According to the doctor, Mahendra Singh Dhoni told him that he suffers from knee pain due to calcium deficiency.

"I charge him ₹20 as consultation fees and prescribe him medicines worth ₹20," Khervar told NDTV.

Kherwar, initially, couldn't recognise Dhoni nor his parents and learned about his celebrity patient only after the local youths in the neighbourhood started gathering around to click photos with the two-time World Cup-winning India captain.

The Vaidya was quoted by IANS as saying, 'Dhoni comes like a normal patient without any pomp. He has no pride in being a celebrity. However, now every four days, the news of Dhoni's arrival gathers his fans here. So now he sits in his car while his medicine is administered to him.

On the work front, MS Dhoni - who lead Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2022 after relinquishing captaincy during the start of the season - will be next seen in action in IPL 2023.