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Suresh Raina has been synonymous with Chennai. It is safe to say that he is one of the greatest players to have played for them. There's a reason why the fans call him "Chinna Thala". He represented the franchise for eleven editions.
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However, despite all his achievements for the side, Chennai didn't retain him ahead of the mega auction. To make matter worse, they didn't even bid for him during the mega auction. As a result, Raina found no bidders, and went unsold. This came as a huge shock to one and all as the batter isn't just one of the greatest batters in the league, but is also Chennai's blue-eyed boy.
Having said that, Raina didn't really have a great time during the 2021 edition. Hence, this might have forced Chennai, and the other franchises to not go for him. However, the fans started to speculate a rift between the franchise and the left-handed batter. These claims started to get stronger after Raina's recent Tweet.
As MS Dhoni stepped down as Chennai's skipper, he passed on the leadership responsibilities to Ravindra Jadeja. Thus, Raina took to Twitter to congratulate the all-rounder on being appointed the new captain of the yellow army. However, he didn't mention Dhoni in his Tweet. This caused a lot of doubts in the mind of the fans, who were shocked at the same as the keeper-batter and the aggressive batter are really close friends.
"Absolutely thrilled for my brother. I can't think of anyone better to take over the reins of a franchise we both had grown up in. All the best @imjadeja . It's an exciting phase and I'm sure you will live up to all the expectations and love #yellow #csk #WhistlePodu" read Suresh Raina's Tweet. This Tweet instantly became viral as the fans started to suspect a rift between him and Dhoni.
Absolutely thrilled for my brother. I can't think of anyone better to take over the reins of a franchise we both had grown up in. All the best @imjadeja . It's an exciting phase and I'm sure you will live up to all the expectations and love #yellow #csk #WhistlePodu
โ Suresh Raina๐ฎ๐ณ (@ImRaina) March 24, 2022
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As far as the upcoming edition of the Indian T20 league is concerned, the tournament opener shall see Chennai take on Kolkata. All eyes will be on Jadeja's captaincy skills. It is yet to be seen if he can continue Chennai's legacy of winning trophies. Besides, this might be Dhoni's last season in the Indian T20 league.
Here are some of the Tweets that enquired about MS Dhoni's mention in Suresh Raina
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No Thala Raina bond anymore lessgooo
โ Aditya (@CricaddictAJ_) March 24, 2022
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No mention of thala !!! pic.twitter.com/htqcMhEr0Z
โ Tonald Drump๐ฑ (@Sexyano_Donald0) March 24, 2022
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Not a single word about MSD now talk about rift between Raina and Dhoni
โ Amit (@Amit___493) March 24, 2022
No tweet about MS ๐ก๐ก
โ Anirban (@Anirban12021) March 24, 2022
Should've mentioned Dhoni in your tweet. Just because you weren't picked this time, not appreciating a leader whom you've played under for almost a decade !!? Very poor Mr. Raina ๐ #Thalaalways
โ Bezalel.A (@bezalel_a) March 24, 2022
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โ Priyanshu Bhattacharya ๐ (@im_Priyanshu_B7) March 24, 2022
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โ ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฟ๐ โกใฝ๏ธSD๐ฆ (@Jxjx7x_x) March 24, 2022
No tweet for dhoni?? pic.twitter.com/26NxYNhPSS
โ Dhoniโค๏ธ (@iamvaishali6) March 24, 2022
Nothing about ms๐ข?
โ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐งโข ๐ฆ (@itzShreyas07) March 24, 2022
No mention of thala ๐ฅต๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
โ Lakshman (@Rebel_notout) March 24, 2022
No mention of Dhoni ๐ข๐ข๐ข๐ข
โ ` (@FourOverthrows) March 24, 2022