IPL 2022: Most of the franchises in the IPL-2022 mega auction did not buy old players. In that, Chennai also left Suresh Raina. IPL start
Suresh Raina
IPL 2022: Most of the franchises in the IPL-2022 mega auction did not buy old players. In that, Chennai also left Suresh Raina. Raina has been with the Chennai team since the start of the IPL. He became the captain of the Gujarat Lions when Chennai was banned. Known on the team as the smallest talisman. But now he does not appear in the yellow jersey. Because Raina was not bought by the Chennai Super Kings. CSK CEO Kashi Vishwanath revealed the reason for this. Raina is one of the most successful batsmen in IPL history. He played 205 matches in this league and scored 5528 runs. He is the fourth highest run scorer in the IPL. He played for Chennai and scored 4678 runs. He is the highest run scorer for Chennai. He is also known as Mr. IPL.
Although Raina has consistently excelled on behalf of CSK, CEO Vishwanath said that when selecting players in the auction, the team composition and form were taken into consideration. CSK shared a video on its YouTube channel. In it, Vishwanath said, “Raina has been doing well for CSK for the last 12 years. However it was very difficult for us not to take Raina. However, we have bought the players keeping in view the team composition and form, ”he said.
This is what Faf du Plessis said
Chennai did not buy another successful batsman Faf du Plessis. Faf was acquired by Royal Challengers Bangalore. CEO about not buying Faff .. “We lost him. Faff has been with us for the past decade. That is what the auction process cannot do, ”he said. Faff batted superbly last season.