Suresh Raina and Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Suresh Raina and Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
IPL Updates: Former Chennai Super Kings player Suresh Raina has made a big disclosure about Mahendra Singh Dhoni (MS Dhoni) while talking to a sports website. Suresh Raina told the sports website that I was not injured during the IPL 2021 (Indian Premier League) season. Despite this, Captain Dhoni dropped me from the playing XI of the team. During the toss in the match against Delhi Capitals, Dhoni called Raina injured. While Raina has revealed that he was fully fit before the match.
In the last phase of the IPL 2021 (IPL 2021) season, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, taking a difficult decision, replaced his team’s star batsman Suresh Raina on the bench and replaced Robin Uthappa in the team’s playing XI. Dhoni gave Uthappa a chance in the match against Delhi Capitals and called Raina injured at the time of the toss, while Raina was fully fit. After this match, Suresh Raina did not get a chance to play again in the 2021 IPL season.
Chennai Super Kings have won their 5th IPL trophy by defeating Gujarat Titans in the IPL 2023 final. With this, CSK equaled the record of Mumbai Indians with most IPL trophies. Suresh Raina, popularly known as Chinna Thala among CSK fans, has spoken on Chennai’s 2021 IPL trophy win. However, Suresh Raina could not perform anything special in this season 2021.
In the IPL 2021 season, Chennai Super Kings won their fourth IPL title. Raina’s performance this season was nothing special. Raina had scored only 230 runs in 12 matches. After this, MS Dhoni replaced Robin Uthappa in the playing eleven in place of Raina. When given the opportunity, Uthappa played a key role in Chennai winning the trophy by performing brilliantly. Talking to a sports website, Suresh Raina said, “MS Dhoni had asked me to include Robin Uthappa in the playing XI in my place. After which I told Dhoni that he should get a chance to play as he has worked for it. Have worked hard.
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