Ever since the former Indian cricketer, Suresh Raina pulled out from the Chennai Super Kings this year, there have been various speculations around his departure from UAE and regarding his return to the franchise next year.
Raina on Tuesday broke his silence and revealed how his uncle was brutally murdered in Pathankot, Punjab. His aunt and her sons have been severely injured.
Suresh Raina’s stint with CSK seems in jeopardy even next year as the franchise might part ways with the former India all-rounder before the 2021 edition. According to IPL sources, the team management was not happy with Suresh Raina’s behaviour regarding the arrangements made for his quarantine, which also angered CSK boss and former BCCI president N Srinivasan.
However, speaking to Outlook, Raina has spoken on the matter and has revealed what made him pull out the tournament.
“When the bio-bubble is not safe how does one take a chance? I have a family with two little kids and elderly parents. For me returning to the family was more important,” Raina said.
“It was a tough decision. CSK is also like my family but when the face of my kids surfaced in Dubai and the COVID situation was not looking good, I decided to return,” he added.
The CSK camp based in Dubai reported 13 COVID-19 cases, including two main squad members Deepak Chahar and Ruturaj Gaikwad, a development which an IPL source said, played a role in the recently-retired India player’s exit from the event starting September 19.
Suresh Raina is CSK’s highest run-getter with 4,527 runs from 164 IPL games. The Uttar Pradesh left-hander is also the second-highest scorer in IPL history with 5368 runs, second only to Indian skipper Virat Kohli’s 5,412 runs.
