Former India batsman Suresh Raina, who recently announced his retirement from international cricket, had to draw his name from this year’s IPL on Saturday. Raina left the CSK camp in the United Arab Emirates to travel back home for personal reasons and will not be participating in the next IPL season, which begins next month. In a recent video uploaded to his official Instagram page, CSK star Shane Watson shared a special message for Raina.
“Hello everyone, I wake up this morning to very bad news that Suresh Raina is returning to India for personal reasons. My heart goes out to you. Hope you’re okay, friend, ”Watson said.
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“CSK will miss you very much. You have been with CSK from the beginning, you are the heart of the team. They will also lose you the IPL tournament. You are an IPL star. But, the most important thing is your well-being and I hope you do well, “added the right-hander.
Several positive cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in the CSK field, derailing the franchise’s return to training ground in the UAE.
Speaking about the same, Watson said: “It has been an interesting time to be locked up for another seven days, but this is the ever-changing world we live in. We all have to do what we can to stay safe, to limit the spread of Covid-19 throughout the IPL tournament because it is the best T20 tournament in the world.
“All the players, all the fans, they want me to keep going. I will do whatever we have to do to make sure the IPL goes ahead, ”added the former Australian batsman.
The 13th edition of IPL will start on September 19 and the final will be played on November 10.
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