The 13th season of IPL, which starts on September 19, now has only one week left. Defending champions Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings will clash in the opening match. A big question has arisen in front of CSK after the departure of Suresh Raina from the current season going on in the UAE amid Corona's transition.
Renowned as Mr. IPL, Raina came to bat at number three for Chennai. The search for an option to bat at number three has also started amid reports of 'Chinna Thala' returning. Cricket pundits are giving their own suggestions.
Former New Zealand all-rounder Scott Styris feels that Ambati Rayudu is the ideal cricketer to bat at this position. Styris admits, "Raina's absence has caused a lot of emptiness in Chennai's middle order and it will not be easy to find someone in his place." Player of that level who played so well for so long. It would be a big task to find a player who suddenly scored the same number of runs and even did well in the field and with the ball.
The same team's current opener and dashing Australian all-rounder feels Murali has the ability to replace Vijay Raina, hoping that Murali Vijay, who specializes in a spin on UAE's dry and turn-taking wicket, would do well.
Meanwhile, media reports have also revealed the inclusion of world number one T20 batsman David Malan in CSK as Suresh Raina's replacement, which was denied by team CEO Kashi Vishwanath. He made it clear that the team has completed the quota of eight foreign players.
The past has not been very good for CSK. Raina, who retired from international cricket with Dhoni on 15 August, suddenly withdrew from the IPL for personal reasons. Legendary off-spinner Harbhajan Singh also withdrew his name, then more than a dozen members of the team, including two players, came out corona positive.
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