Known as India's finest T20 specialist, Suresh Raina has burst into the international scene as a teenage prodigy during the Greg Chappell era. His power, class and elegance were a hallmark of the Uttar Pradesh batsman's status in the international scene since his ODI debut in 2005. Raina's form dipped over the years and since then his call-up to the national team has been more of a switch. The batsman has been chipping in with his play whenever the opportunity was provided has his role became more of a guy who helps the team project a score. Raina's form dropped after the UP batsman was unable to clear the yo-yo test which left him quite disappointed but made him prove a point failure. After clearing the test, Raina burst back into the scene for India's tour of South Africa in 2018 and since then the Indian fans have been witnessing classic Raina back to his beast form.
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Raina has been one of the key players for CSK ever since the tournament's inaugural edition, and his absence is clearly felt in the batting order.
The CSK fans on Friday called for Suresh Raina to return to the squad as the side's batting woes continued in the match against Delhi Capitals.
Shikhar Dhawan was dismissed on a duck and missed the chance to equal Suresh Raina's record during the match against KXIP.
As CSK are all set to face Mumbai Indians in season opener tonight, former pacer wonders how to replace a valuable player like Raina
Raina will not be part of the entire 13th edition of the tournament as he had opted out citing "personal reasons".
Raina said that he is eager to promote sports amongst the youth and would like to guide talented youngsters from various parts of the state.
Earlier in the day, Punjab Police said that they solved the case of attack on Raina's relatives and that the arrested members were of an inter-state gage of robbers.
Jones feels the team needs a like for like replacement for left-handed Raina.
The Punjab government informed on Wednesday that three members of an inter-state robber-criminal gang have been arrested, in relation to the attack and murder case involving Suresh Raina's kin.
Former South African all rounder calls Raina a run machine while praising skipper MS Dhoni as the cornerstone of CSK success.
Gambhir feels that the combination of the New Zealand left-arm pace alongside Jasprit Bumrah will pose a huge challenge for CSK who will be without Suresh Raina this season.
Weeks before the start of the 13th edition of the league, Raina pulled out abruptly citing personal reasons, his decision coming in the wake of the 13 positive cases of COVID-19 in the CSK unit
CSK CEO Viswanathan also added that CSK were not looking at overseas recruits to fill up those spots. The franchise already has eight overseas slots filled.
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The former Indian cricketer also reckons that Dhoni has the ability to "win a match single-handedly and can change the course of a match anytime."
Raina cited "personal reason" in opting out of the tournament as he headed back home from Dubai last week.
The former BCCI president was initially furious with Raina's departure but softened his stance later. The player also seemed to have spoken to Srinivasan and called him a father figure besides indicating that he might come back.
Suresh Raina has said that he may even return to Chennai Super Kings camp in Dubai.
Suresh Raina shared that a few of his family members have been brutally killed in a horrific attack in Punjab. Responding to the heartbreaking news, comedian and actor Kapil Sharma offered his condolences to the family and demanded action be taken against the culprits.
Raina's uncle, Ashok Kumar died on the spot, while his cousin succumbed to the injuries in the hospital on Monday, and his aunty, Asha Rani, is now on life support.
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