Why is Raina not playing for CSK?

Raina’s tryst with CSK However, in the past couple of seasons, Raina has witnessed a dip in his batting form, resulting in him being dropped from the playing XI during the knockout stage of IPL 2021, which saw CSK lift its fourth title.

Will Raina play for CSK in 2021?

Chennai Super Kings won the toss against Delhi Capitals on Sunday in the first qualifier of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 in Dubai. However, to everyone’s surprise, CSK didn’t include Suresh Raina in the line-up as they decided to carry on with an unchanged playing XI.

What happened to Suresh Raina in IPL 2021?

Chennai Super Kings vice-captain Suresh Raina has been ruled out of Match 50 against Delhi Capitals due to a knee injury and has been replaced by Robin Uthappa for Monday’s game, Mahendra Singh Dhoni confirmed at the toss in Dubai.

Why Raina is not playing in Indian team?

In 2020, Raina flew to UAE where the IPL was to played due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic with the Super Kings squad but days later returned to India and withdrew from the 2020 season of IPL citing personal reasons.

Is Suresh Raina out of CSK?

For now as per the official statement issued by CSK, Suresh Raina is not in the team. “There are certain things that have not gone down too well with the top people,” the source said.

Is Chennai Super Kings owner N Srinivasan a prima donna?

After the hotel room story appeared in the media, Chennai Super Kings industrialist owner N. Srinivasan was quoted criticising the player as acting like a prima donna. However, Srinivasan said his comments were taken out of context.

Why is KL Rahul leaving Chennai Super Kings?

The former India batsman and the highest run getter for Chennai Super Kings cited “personal reasons” for his hurried departure from the team base in Dubai over the weekend even as the franchise was engaged in managing the fallout of 13 coronavirus positives being detected in the team camp.

Why did Ravichandran Raina leave Super Kings?

Raina’s sudden departure triggered speculation ranging from concern over the coronavirus outbreak in the team, a tiff over the hotel room given to him, and the death of relatives. After the hotel room story appeared in the media, Chennai Super Kings industrialist owner N. Srinivasan was quoted criticising the player as acting like a prima donna.