Former Chennai Super Kings captain Suresh Raina has congratulated Ravindra Jadeja on taking over as captain.
The 15th season of the 2022 IPL is set to begin in Maharashtra next Saturday. Kolkata Knight Riders, the defending champions, will take on defending champions Chennai Super Kings in the first match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
While IPL matches have been held in the UAE for the last 2 years due to Corona, this year IPL matches are being held entirely in India. In addition, with the addition of 2 teams, Ahmedabad and Lucknow, 10 teams will each play in 14 Super League matches.
With just two days to go, Dhoni, the captain of the Chennai Super Kings, unexpectedly stepped down and handed over the reins to Ravindra Jadeja. Jadeja, who has been a key member of the Chennai Super Kings team since 2012, is the third player to lead the Chennai team and the second full-time captain after Dhoni.
Suresh Raina, who has been the vice-captain of the Chennai team for more than 10 years, was the interim captain during the 2010 IPL, when Dhoni withdrew from some matches due to injury. Suresh Raina, popularly known as ‘Chinna Thala’ by the fans, was expected to be the next captain of the Chennai team.
In this situation, Suresh Raina has congratulated Ravindra Jadeja who is in charge of the Chennai Super Kings team. He tweeted, “It is thrilling that the captain gave the responsibility to my brother. To accept the leadership of a team we both grew up with, I don’t think anyone would be better than him.
My congratulations to Jadeja. This is a happy moment. I hope you will live up to everyone’s expectations and love. ” Thus the Chennai team fans are happy.