Chennai Super Kings cricketer Suresh Raina has returned to the IPL sphere with a bang in IPL 2021 after missing IPL 2020 in the UAE owing to personal reasons. The southpaw came at a critical stage losing two wickets for seven runs with the first overs but once he took the guard the Wankhede Stadium belonged completely to him.
Suresh Raina, who had pulled out of I0PL 2020 citing personal reasons, gave a powerful performance and proved why he is hailed as the backbone of CSK’s batting line-up as early as the first game of IPL 2021. Hailed as Mr. IPL for his batting masterclass, Suresh Raina walked out to bat at number 4 and took the game by storm. He joined hands with Moeen Ali and brought the much-needed momentum back to the game.
Raina once again came to CSK’s rescue as he steadied the ship for CSK. took his time to settle into his innings and added 53 runs with Moeen Ali for the 3rd wicket in just 6.2 overs before Ali was dismissed by R Ashwin.
Suresh Raina played shots all around the park during his 36-ball stay in the middle. The CSK veteran played a valuable knock of 54 runs including three fours and four towering sixes. It was his 39th IPL fifty and fourth against Delhi Capitals and powered Chennai Super Kings to a brilliant stage for the finishers to come and finish the innings on a high. He shared a valuable partnership with Moeen Ali and Ambati Rayudu to power Chennai to a good position.
Meanwhile, social media was on fire ever since Raina entered the pitch and his blistering knock lighted the internet. From Aakash Chopra to Irfan Pathan, former cricketers took to Twitter to praise the former India cricketer.
Among many, RP Singh posted a beautiful tweet for Suresh Raina, where he expressed how Raina performs brilliantly under pressure. Here, check out his tweet:
Know @ImRaina since hostel days in Lucknow and on thing never changes for him is to perform under pressure. A giant in white ball cricket. #RainaReturns
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) April 10, 2021
Here, check out how the cricket fraternity welcomed Suresh Raina:
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Brilliant start for @ChennaiIPL to get to a brilliant total! Great to see @ImRaina back in action and form! Wonderful finish from @imjadeja and #Samcurran ! #IPL2021 #CSKvDC
— Kris Srikkanth (@KrisSrikkanth) April 10, 2021
Super Raina king @ChennaiIPL well played China thala 💪💪
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) April 10, 2021
From Ek Tha Raina To Raina Zinda Hai…. 👏👏 #IPL2021 #CSK #CSKvDC
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) April 10, 2021
This is what we were missing during the last season. #MrIPL @ImRaina
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) April 10, 2021
