Former cricketer Simon Dowell has revealed his opinion on the Chennai Super Kings’ omission of Suresh Raina from the bid for the IPL series.
The mega auction for the 15th IPL series was held in Bangalore a few days ago. In this two day auction each team kept the amount they had and selected the players they wanted.
The reigning champions Chennai Super Kings bid for a total of 21 players. On the first day of the auction he paid full attention to his old players like Deepak Sahar, Ambati Rayudu, Dwayne Bravo and took them back into the team.
Despite the fact that players like Ambati Rayudu and Bravo have been included in the Chennai squad again, the fact that the Chennai management did not find Suresh Raina, one of the most important players in the history of the Chennai squad, came as a huge shock to the fans. Chennai Super Kings fans have strongly criticized the Chennai team’s decision on social media.
Many former players have been openly expressing their views on the issue as the Chennai team did not bid for Suresh Raina and not even a single team came forward to bid for Suresh Raina, popularly known as Mr. IPL.
Former New Zealand cricketer and cricket commentator Simon Dowl has openly expressed his views on Suresh Raina.
Commenting on this, Simon Dole said, “I think there are 2-3 reasons why the Chennai team will not take Suresh Raina back. Especially in the 2020 series, when Suresh Raina abruptly left the Chennai team and returned home, he would have lost the loyalty of the Chennai team and the loyalty of Dhoni. Suresh Raina’s departure is seen as the only reason why Chennai played so poorly in the series and failed to qualify for the play – offs for the first time. After you have done such an act, most likely you will never be welcomed back by anyone. As well as he is currently without full physical fitness and is afraid of short ball balls. I don’t think the Chennai team management, which was already dissatisfied with the incident in 2020, has recently picked him up, citing his poor form, ”he said.