Suresh Raina returned to action in style with a 32-ball 54 in Chennai Super Kings’ (CSK) IPL 2021 face-off against Delhi Capitals (DC) in Mumbai on Saturday.
Raina completed his half-century with a maximum off Marcus Stoinis. The southpaw walked in at No. 4 and hit two sixes off Amit Mishra – launching the googly over the sight screen before thumping a loopy leg-break into the second tier beyond square leg.
Raina got run out in the 16th over after a terrible mix-up with his partner Ravindra Jadeja. He struck three fours and four sixes during his first outing for th🐈e Super Kings in 699 days.
The 34-year-old was extremely disappointed while Jadeja was seen pointing at Avesh Khan and tried telling him that the Delhi bo🐓wler got in his way. Raina put his head down and walked back to the pavilion after playing a stunning knock.
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Raina had pulled out of IPL 2020 due to personal reasons. He decided to retire from international cricket on August 15 last year, b𒁏ut CSK retained him ahead of the ♔2021 IPL auction.
There were reports that Raina was upset last season because he was allocated a hotel room without a proper balcony. Some netizens posted tweets mentioning the same and legendary cricketer Virender Sehwag also joined the fun.
Imagine if Raina got the hotel balcony last year…
— Sreshth Shah (@sreshthx)
“This is the difference. Jai Jai Balcony. Mazaak hai, jyada seriously mat lo,” wrote Sehwag.
This is the difference. Jai Jai Balcony.
Mazaak hai, jyada seriously mat lo.
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag)
DC defeated CSK in the high scoring second match of the ongoing🔯 tournament🎉.
