Published: Aug 29, 2020, 11:47 AM (IST)
Edited: Aug 29, 2020, 11:47 AM (IST)
In a major development, Chennai Super Kings batsman and former India international Suresh Raina has returned home from UAE and will not be part of their IPL 2020 campaign. Raina has cited personal reason for missing the season.
CSK CEO KS Viswanathan broke the news via the team’s official Twitter handle on Saturday.
“Suresh Raina has returned to India for personal reasons and will be unavailable for the remainder of the IPL season. Chennai Super Kings offers complete support to Suresh and his family during this time,” Viswanathan said.
Suresh Raina has returned to India for personal reasons and will be unavailable for the remainder of the IPL season. Chennai Super Kings offers complete support to Suresh and his family during this time.
KS Viswanathan
CEO— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) August 29, 2020
Earlier this month, Raina had announced his international retirement and travelled with the CSK squad to Dubai on August 21.
“Suresh’s absence will be a big blow for the CSK and also, he is one of the biggest draws in IPL. But in these times, if any player doesn’t feel 100 per cent and has some other pressing priorities, any team respects that and CSK is no different,” a senior IPL official privy to development in CSK camp told PTI on conditions of anonymity.
The news come a day after it was revealed that few members of CSK squad including fast bowler Deepak Chahar have tested positive for the coronavirus. As a result, CSK will have now have to undergo an extended period of quarantine.
Chahar will also be placed in quarantine for two weeks and will have to test negative twice within 24 hours before being allowed to re-enter the bio-secure bubble.
Raina missing the season comes as a huge blow to CSK campaign as he is their all-time leading run-getter, having scored 4527 runs from 164 IPL games.
