This is for the very first time that Suresh Raina will not be playing in the tournament. Mr. IPL, who was a part of the Chennai Super Kings, went unsold during the IPL 2022 auction.
However, the 35-year-old southpaw did not forget his old team, the Chennai Super Kings, the franchise for which he has played a number of memorable knocks over the years and helped it win the coveted title on more than one occasion. The veteran has also continued to follow the franchise’s activities on social media and he recently also expressed his love and appreciation for one of his ex teammates.
Chennai Super Kings posted a photo of Ambati Rayudu reaching the team’s pre-season camp for IPL 2022 in Surat. Suresh Raina was quick to comment the word ‘Legend’ with a couple of emojis under the photo posted by the Chennai Super Kings team. Many members of the cricket universe appreciated the comment by Raina, which once again highlighted his kind nature and how he puts others ahead of himself.
Suresh Raina has played 11 years for the CSK and scored 4,687 runs for the same franchise. CSK chief executive officer Kashi Viswanath called him the team’s “one of the most consistent performers”. However, explaining the reason for the Super Kings ignoring the experienced batter, the top official said in a video which was shared by CSK on their YouTube channel, “the team composition depends on the form and kind of team which any team would like to have so that’s one of the reasons why we thought he may not fit into this team.”