Indian Premier League: Ravindra Jadeja of CSK, Suresh Raina “to take 11 on the other side”

With the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 set to begin on 9 April, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will aim to challenge the top guns once again after a simple 2020 season. The MS Dhoni-led outfits were without Harbhajan Singh and Suresh Raina last year as both players pulled out due to personal reasons. Harbhajan was picked by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for IPL 2021 and Raina was retained by CSK. Raina and Jadeja can be seen batting together in the middle order for CSK and together with MS Dhoni, they will play the lead in the line-up. CSK took to Twitter to photograph Raina and Jadeja with two cricketers. It was captioned: “Chinna Thala .. Periya Manasu! Ready to take 8 and 3 11 to the other side! #Vayaloway #WhistlePodu @imjadeja @ImRaina”.

Here’s the tweet:

Chinna Thala .. Periya Manasu! 8 and 3 ready to take 11 on the other side! #Valloway # WhistlePodu @Mimjadeja @ Imrana pic.twitter.com/4OGnw7Z2XO

– Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) April 4, 2021

Raina’s presence will give a huge boost to CSK’s middle order, who released Kedar Jadhav after the last season.

During the IPL 2020, CSK finished sixth, missing a playoff spot. In 14 matches, the team recorded six wins and eight defeats.

During the IPL 2021 player auction, CSK bought all-rounder Moeen Ali for Rs 7 crore and Cheteshwar Pujara for Rs 50 lakh.

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Meanwhile, K Gautam (Rs 9.25 crore), Harishankar Reddy (Rs 20 lakh), Bhagat Verma (Rs 20 lakh) and Hari Nishant (Rs 20 lakh) were also brought into the squad for the new season.

CSK will play their first match of the season against Delhi’s Capital (DC) on 10 April.