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Suresh Raina lost MS Dhoni’s loyalty: Simon Doull reveals why CSK didn’t pick ‘Mr IPL’ at mega auction

By Aman Shukla

Suresh Raina won’t participate in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the first time since the inception of the tournament back in 2008. Raina, who was released by the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) ahead of the IPL auction, went unsold in the two-day occasion in Bengaluru last week. Raina was a part of CSK since the tournament’s inaugural edition, barring two seasons (2016 and 2017) when the franchise was banned from participating in the IPL. He had led the now defunct Gujarat Lions for two seasons.

Talking on Raina getting unsold in the auction, former New Zealand cricketer Simon Doull listed ” two to three”  reasons that prompted CSK, as well as different franchises, to ignore the veteran batter at the auction.

“There are two to three parts to it. He lost his loyalty in the UAE, we don’t need to go on (and talk about) why it was. There’s enough speculation about that. He lost the loyalty of the team and he lost the loyalty of MS Dhoni. Once you do that, you’re very unlikely to be welcomed back,” Doull said during an interaction on Cricbuzz.

Raina also won four IPL titles, all with CSK, including last season.

 

Aman Shukla

Aman Shukla is a post-graduate in mass communication. A media enthusiast who has a stronghold on communication, content writing, and copy writing. Aman is currently working as a subeditor at dailyindianews.com and can be reached at [email protected]