Former Indian cricketer, Suresh Raina is also known as Chinna Thala by Chennai Super Kings fans, made a heartwarming comment on the recent post of CSK. Raina was released by CSK ahead of the meg auction. Ruturaj Gaikwad was retained by the franchise. Everyone was surprised by CSK not bidding for Raina in the mega auction.
CSK on its official Insta handle posted a picture of Ambati Rayudu, Raina commented “legend” on the post. Suresh Raina played for 205 matches in IPL with an average of 40. He made his IPL debut in 2008 for Chennai and in that season he had amassed 421 runs in 16 matches.
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The Left-hander has played for Chennai over the years. Fans on social media love to see them bonding between MS Dhoni (Thala) and Raina (Chinna Thala). Suresh Raina is also known as Mr. IPL. The veteran batsman has a very underrated contribution to international cricket.
Chennai Super Kings look almost managed to pick a similar side to the previous year. The team also put in 14 crores for Deepak Chahar in the auction. They also roped in Robin Uthappa, Chahar, and Rayudu back in the squad. Fans were left unhappy with CSK not going for Raina. He has been one of the best batsmen in the history of the tournament.
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His numbers in the knockout matches are mind-blowing. There were some reports that speculated that Raina will be replacing Jason Roy in Gujurat titans. Raina has never failed to win hearts on and off the field. He is loved by everyone, but to see him go unsold is heartbreaking. Raina is the 4th highest run-scorer in the tournament.
Raina has also played for Gujurat lions in the 2016-17 season. He was also part of the 2011 world cup winning Indian team. His contribution in the quarter-finals against Australia is always remembered by many people. He has had a very strong bonding with the CSK team, his runs at number 3 helped CSK get out of trouble many times.
