Suresh Raina, in an exclusive interview with NDTV, said that stories about him leaving the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) camp in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) due to a dispute over his hotel room are “fabricated.” “These are all made up stories and anyone who knows me knows that these are all stories planted by people who don’t want CSK or me to be successful,” Raina said. He also said that he had to return to India for personal reasons and hinted that he could return to CSK for this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) season.
“You never know, you might see me in camp again. First, I have to take care of my responsibilities here and then I’m ready,” Raina said when asked if she would play the IPL this season.
“It was a personal decision and I had to go back for my family. There was something that needed to be addressed immediately on the home front,” the left-hander said of his decision to leave the CSK camp in the United Arab Emirates.
“CSK is also my family and Mahi bhai (MS Dhoni) is the most important thing to me and this was a difficult decision, but with the family at home, I had to go back for them,” he added.
Speaking about CSK owner N. Srinivasan’s comments after Raina’s return to India, the most capped player in the franchise said he is like a father figure to him.
“He is like a father figure to me and he has always supported me and is close to my heart, he treats me like his youngest son and I am sure many things are taken out of context,” Raina said.
“I didn’t know the reason before and everything is settled,” Raina added.
13 members of the CSK contingent in the United Arab Emirates had tested positive for coronavirus, of which two were players. Speaking about the situation, Raina said CSK and the Indian cricket board were doing a commendable job and that the players were in a “very safe environment”.
“The team management and BCCI are doing a very commendable job of keeping everyone safe. This has never been done before and is new to everyone, so every day is new. It is a highly secure environment and no one without access can move. nowhere. everything inside our rooms without human interaction and there was a test every other day. “
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“This is a very deadly disease and even after so many precautions, if the staff gets infected it just says how serious it can be and it can happen to anyone,” said the former Indian cricketer.
The IPL is scheduled to begin on September 19 and the final is scheduled for November 10.
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