Published 16:21 IST, October 3rd 2020
Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh's Chennai future over? Duo removed from team's website
After deciding to skip Dream11 IPL 2020, Chennai cricketers Suresh Raina and Harbhajan Singh were recently removed from the official website of the franchise.
Prior to the launch of the ongoing Dream11 Indian Premier League 2020 (IPL 2020) season, Chennai veterans Suresh Raina and Harbhajan Singh made themselves unavailable for the tournament citing personal reasons. While there were earlier reports of a possible rift between Suresh Raina and the franchise, the cricketer himself clarified on social media that everything is normal between the two. However, in the latest development, the Chennai franchise has removed the names of both Suresh Raina as well as Harbhajan Singh from their official website.
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Dream11 IPL 2020: Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh omitted from Chennai’s players' list
On Thursday, October 1, Chennai removed both Suresh Raina and Harbhajan Singh from their official website and reportedly began the process of ending their contractual relationship with the two. The cricketers signed deals with Chennai ahead of the 2018 edition of the tournament which were due to expire with the ongoing Dream11 IPL 2020 season. Moreover, during the Dream11 IPL 2020 trading window, both Suresh Raina and Harbhajan Singh were retained by the franchise for ₹11 crore ($2.1 million) and ₹2 crore ($280,400) respectively.
Even though they were retained for the aforementioned amounts, both Suresh Raina and Harbhajan Singh will not be receiving their Dream11 IPL 2020 salary as confirmed by team’s CEO himself. While speaking with InsideSport, Kasi Viswanathan said “players will only be paid” if they are playing. He added that since Suresh Raina and Harbhajan Singh made themselves unavailable for the season, they “won’t be paid”.
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With Chennai removing Raina’s and Harbhajan’s names from their official website, it means that both players are also likely to remain out of the franchise for the next two years. Furthermore, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is likely to cancel the mega auction of the 2021 edition later this year. The decision would mean that both cricketers might end up missing another season of the IPL.
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Updated 16:21 IST, October 3rd 2020