Suresh Raina shocks netizens with India return after sudden IPL 2020 withdrawal

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) face yet ar setback as  'Mr. IPL' Suresh Raina has opted out of tournament due to 'personal reasons'. franchise on ir Twitter account me official anuncement of Raina heing back to India and his unavailability for whole IPL 2020 season. CSK posted a mess of ir CEO, KS Viswanathan, ackwledging  information.

Viswanathan extended support to Suresh Raina and his family during situation. Raina is considered as an integral part of CSK's leership group along with MS Dhoni. 

This development has left ardent CSK fans stunned. Suresh Raina, often referred to as 'Chinna Thala', is most capped IPL player in history. Regarded as a stalwart of  league, he has amassed over 5,000 runs in tournament.  news of his unavailability left netizens shattered. southpaw h anunced his retirement from international cricket on 15h August alongside CSK captain MS Dhoni.

Why did Suresh Raina withdraw from IPL 2020 all of a sudden?

While family reasons has been mentioned as per franchise as reason of Raina's exit from IPL 2020, re are speculations that COVID-19, hitting Chennai Super Kings unit, might have led Raina to take this call.  three-time champions h reached Dubai on August 21 after which y were sent into mandatory quarantine by authorities. team was rey to kick-start ir training from Friday but several contingent members tested positive because of which team's quarantine period has been extended. 

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Out of 12 persons tested positive, one is a current India limited-overs cricketer and or 11 are support staff, officials and social media team members. A league source revealed that all COVID-19 positive results came during day 1, 3 and 6 of testing after contingent's landing in Dubai. 

CSK full squ for IPL 2020

Narayan Jageesan, Ruturaj Gaikw, KM Asif, Ravindra Jeja, M Vijay, MS Dhoni, Josh Hazlewood, Kedar Jhav, Harbhajan Singh, Karn Sharma, Piyush Chawla, Ambati Rayudu, Imran Tahir, Deepak Chahar, Faf du Plessis, Shardul Thakur, Mitchell Santner, Dwayne Bravo, Lungi Ngidi, Sam Curran, Monu Kumar, Shane Watson, Sai Kishore

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IPL 2020: Dates yet to be revealed

league is slated to commence from September 19 and end on vember 10. Considering COVID-19 situation, this edition will be held in UAE. All franchises must comply with stringent guidelines and SOPs laid out by BCCI. However, official schedule anuncement could be delayed due to current CSK fiasco.

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Im Credits: Suresh Raina Instagram