Suresh Raina has said he did not wish to “take an opportunity” in the UAE as the situation in the Chennai Super Kings camp was “not looking great” after as lots of as 13 personnel tested positive for Covid-19 last week. With three weeks still to opt for the IPL to begin, Raina said he believed of his family back house and decided to go back to India.
” When the bio-bubble is not safe how does one gamble? I have a household with two elderly parents and little kids,” Raina informed Outlook. “For me returning to the family was more crucial.
” It was a hard decision. CSK is also like my family however when the face of my kids surfaced in Dubai and the Covid scenario was not looking great, I chose to return.”
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Even though group CEO Kasi Viswanathan said by means of a Super Kings tweet that Raina “would be unavailable for the remainder of the IPL season” due to the fact that of “individual factors”, Raina did not dismiss the chance of him going back to Dubai if the “situation” improved.
” I am a CSK gamer permanently. If the circumstance gets much better in Dubai, I may even return. The door is not closed on me,” he said.
Super Kings owner N Srinivasan, on the other hand, informed PTI that whether Raina returns or not would depend on the group management – meaning Viswanathan, captain MS Dhoni and coach Stephen Fleming – and not up to Srinivasan himself. “Look, please comprehend, that thats not my domain at all,” PTI estimated him as saying. “We own a team, we own the franchise however we do not own gamers. The group is ours but players are not. I do not own the players.”
Srinivasan had formerly revealed his unhappiness with Rainas exit, stating the batsman would “certainly understand what he is missing”, consisting of the cash that includes an IPL agreement.
” He [Srinivasan] might have been upset,” Raina told Outlook of Srinivasans comments. “Srinivasan sir is like a father figure for me and hes constantly stood by me and is close to my heart, he treats me like his more youthful son.”
Super Kings have not named a replacement for Raina and are getting ready for their first training session considering that showing up in Dubai on August 21. They were forced to go into prolonged quarantine after 11 of their staff and two gamers checked positive for Covid-19. While those 13 were relocated to a different hotel and need to go through 2 weeks of quarantine, the remaining contingent underwent another test on Monday and were found unfavorable for Covid-19. They are scheduled for another Covid-19 test on September 3; if they clear that, they can begin training from September 4.
I have a family with 2 little kids and elderly parents,” Raina told Outlook. Super Kings owner N Srinivasan, meanwhile, informed PTI that whether Raina returns or not would be up to the team management – meaning Viswanathan, captain MS Dhoni and coach Stephen Fleming – and not up to Srinivasan himself. “Look, please understand, that thats not my domain at all,” PTI estimated him as stating. Super Kings have not called a replacement for Raina and are preparing for their first training session given that getting here in Dubai on August 21.
