Published 12:59 IST, January 20th 2021

Is MS Dhoni set to take call on Suresh Raina, Kedar Jadhav's IPL fate on Wednesday?

Chennai captain MS Dhoni is likely to take a call on Suresh Raina and Kedar Jadhav's fate for the IPL 2021 prior to the team confirming their retained players.

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Chennai captain MS Dhoni is set to take a final call over Suresh Raina and Kedar Jhav’s Indian Premier League 2021 (IPL 2021) fate ahe of deline of submitting ir retained players list. Both Raina and Jhav are yet to be awarded renewal contracts by Chennai franchise, even though date for IPL 2021 auction approaches. two cricketers are currently representing ir respective sides in ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021.

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Suresh Raina, Kedar Jhav yet to be handed IPL 2021 contracts by Chennai

Earlier, all eight franchises were asked to submit a list of all ir retained and released players by Wednesday, January 20. According to a report by InsideSport, Chennai captain MS Dhoni is set to take a final call over duo’s availability in ir IPL 2021 line-up on same day.

Kedar Jhav did t h best of IPL seasons last time around, when tournament was conducted in United Arab Emirates (UAE) between September and vember. all-rounder scored just 62 runs from eight matches he played at an aver of 20.67. Even though Jhav seems to have regained his lost touch through his impressive outing for Maharashtra in ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021, re is a good possibility that Chennai camp will still t end up retaining him for next IPL season.

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On or hand, Suresh Raina opted out of competition, just weeks prior to commencement of Dream11 IPL 2020 season. A call on his return also looms largely upon MS Dhoni. If Chennai ends up parting ways with both Raina (₹11 crore) and Jhav (₹7.8 crore), y will be boosting up ir players’ purse by ₹18.8 crore.

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Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021

As per report, Chennai franchise is also keeping a close eye on Suresh Raina and Kedar Jhav’s performances in ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021 season. Across five matches for Uttar Presh, Raina has aggregated just 102 runs with his highest score being 56* against Punjab. On or hand, Jhav has scored 193 runs with two sparkling half-centuries, including a match-winning 84* against Chhattisgarh in a thrilling run-chase for Maharashtra.

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12:59 IST, January 20th 2021