IPL 2022 | Suresh Raina wishes Robin Uthappa ahead of season

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With the IPL (Indian Premier League) just a few days away, Chennai Super Kings (CSK)’s Twitter handle uploaded a video showing Robin Uthappa's warm-up ahead of the 2022 season. Uthappa retweeted the post and captioned it, “Warming up for #IPL2022! Let's go #WhistlePodu”. 


Former Chennai batter Suresh Raina commented on Uthappa’s tweet. Raina wrote “Best wishes brother” under Uthappa’s tweet. It was a great moment for the fans as Raina still showed his support for CSK, even after the 35-year-old went unsold in the Mega Auction.


In the previous season, Uthappa replaced Raina in CSK's playing XI after the latter showed no form whatsoever. 

Mr. IPL going unsold came as a shocker for the viewers. Raina was expected to be bought by the Chennai side, which is known to back its players and often looks to rebuild its original squad. 


The left-handed batter had kept his base price as INR 2 crore, and CSK finished the auction with over Rs 2 crore left in their budget. They had moved on from Raina and were not looking to get him back. 


However, one cannot wrong the management for this decision. Mr. IPL had not been playing any form of competitive cricket. The southpaw had struggled in the previous edition of the IPL and had shown no signs of improvement since. 


With both age and form not on his side, one can understand why Raina went unsold. 


The MSD-led franchise will begin its campaign with a match against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), scheduled to commence on March 26th in Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. 

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