The first ball has yet to be thrown in the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2020) but Suresh Raina Saga has made IPL the most searched keyword in Google search in the last two weeks.
First was his hasty withdrawal to India from the UAE and now speculation about his return to the Chennai Super Kings camp is making headlines at IPL 2020.
Raina has been giving various clues during her interviews to media platforms. “I have been training even while I was quarantined here. You never know that she will see me again at CSK camp ”.
Experts also believe that Raina is returning to CSK.
“I have a feeling that Suresh Raina will play the IPL again. She might miss the first few games due to quarantine rules and all, but I have a feeling Suresh will be back. ” Dasgupta told ESPNCricinfo. “It won’t surprise me they don’t pick a replacement for Suresh.”
IPL 2020: Raina is looking to come back, but will Camp BCCI and CSK accept him?
First thing’s first. Even if Raina decides to return to IPL 2020, the first thing she would have to do is follow the IPL 2020 Guidelines:
– 6 days quarantine after landing in UAE
– 3 negative tests for Covid-19
– Post that will allow you to join the IPL BIO-BUBBLE
But this is not all, Raina’s case is much more complex. According to some media reports, the BCCI is unlikely to allow Raina to rejoin until the reason for her hasty withdrawal from the 2020 IPL is not clearly known.
“What the BCCI will have to do is assess what exactly the reasons were. If it is your family, it is your personal reason. If it was a break with MS (Dhoni), then it is an internal CSK issue. If it came back due to depression, then it is a mental problem. We can’t let him go if he’s depressed. Who will be responsible if something goes wrong? “ a BCCI official told TOI.
Raina is giving different reasons every time she talks to the media, she just shows this:
Raina to Outlook: CSK bubble is not secure.
“When the bio-bubble is not safe, how do you risk it? I have a family with two young children and elderly parents ”. he was quoted as saying on Wednesday.
Showers to Cricbuzz: “It was a personal reason and I had to go back for my family”, referring to the unfortunate and violent incident in Pathankot that greatly affected his family.
Raina to NDTV: “I came back for my family”
IPL 2020: Raina looks to come back, but will MS Dhoni and CSK accept it?
According to InsideSport sources, Raina, who left the team in anger after 13 CSK members tested positive for Covid-19, spoke and apologized to the team’s owner, N. Biosafety Bubble at the Taj Hotel. Raina, according to sources, apologized to Srinivasan for her immature behavior.
Information from the CSK camp in Dubai has also indicated that Raina has contacted team management and apologized for her conduct.
“Once he left, they removed him from CSK’s WhatsApp group. He has approached the management of the team, including the CEO, MS Dhoni and coach Fleming, and is looking for the opportunity to return, ”one of the sources told InsideSport.
CSK owner Srinivasan, after a call from Raina, reportedly accepted her apology. However, the CSK boss refused to interfere in the decision-making of the team management. Srinivasan said the ball was in the court of team management.
“Look, please understand, that is not my domain at all,” was quoted by a news agency. “We own a team, we own the franchise but we don’t have players. I don’t own the players. “
“I am not the cricket captain… We have the best captain of all time. So why should he interfere in cricket affairs? “
The good news for Raina is that CSK has yet to look for a replacement for Raina. InsideSport spoke with CSK CEO Kasi Viswanathan and made it clear that there are no conversations on the CSK field to ask for Suresh Raina’s replacement.
The key to Raina’s return is in MS Dhoni, if you open the door, then only Raina will be allowed to re-enter the CSK camp.
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