Another bad news came in for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) fans as middle order batsman Suresh Raina returned back and he won’t be playing in IPL 2020.
According to the CSK CEO KS Viswanathan, “Suresh Raina has returned to India for personal reasons and will be unavailable for the remainder of the IPL season. Chennai Super Kings offers complete support to Suresh and his family during this time”.
The News of Raina not playing came in a day after another bad news as several CSK team members, including players and supporting staff tested Covid-19 positive in Dubai.
The Chennai-based franchise were scheduled to start training from Friday, but it is learnt that following the latest development, the team has deferred it until September 1. Those who have tested positive will self-isolate for 14 days outside the bio-bubble.
The 33-year-old, who announced his international retirement on August 15 along with MS Dhoni, travelled with the team to Dubai on August 21. The members of the squads are in isolation.
IPL 2020 is scheduled to commence from September 19 in UAE due to raising cases of Covid-19 pandemic in India.