Notably, former India batsman Suresh Raina, who had a base price of Rs 2 crore, went unsold in an IPL auction for the first time in the history of the tournament. The former Chennai Super Kings batter missed IPL 2022 in the UAE due to personal reasons. Notably, this season he went unsold when he came up for auction on Day 1 of the mega auction.
In major development Gujarat Titans Top player out from IPL 2022. Their Opening batsman Jason Roy has pulled out of the IPL 2022 citing bio-bubble fatigue. The England opener was bought by the franchise for his base price of 2 crore at the recently concluded IPL Mega Auction. England opener Jason Roy has pulled out of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022, citing the challenge of staying in the tournament bubble for an extended period.
Jason Roy sudden pulling out has dealt a major blow to one of IPL’s new teams, Gujarat Titans, who bought the English opener for his base price of INR 2 crore at the IPL 2022 Mega auction. According to reports, he had informed the Ahmedabad-based franchise last week. Now Strong talks are going on that Suresh rain will chance to come back IPL 2022. Gujarat Titans are may take Suresh Raina for replacement for the English cricketer Jason Roy. All Suresh Raina fans keep hope to see him on IPL.
In an unfortunate turn of events, no franchise wanted Suresh Raina even at his base price of INR 2 crore during this year’s mega auction. Known as ‘Mr.IPL’, Raina has not done anything exceptional in the last two seasons, He missed the 2020 edition citing personal reasons and only managed 160 runs in 12 matches at a paltry average of 17.77 in 2021.
Nonetheless, the seasoned cricketer still remains the fourth-highest run-getter in IPL history with 5528 runs from 205 matches averaging 32.51 and a strike rate of 136.76, including a century and 39 half-centuries. Raina, who had captained the now-defunct Gujarat Lions in the 2016 and 2017 editions could well be seen in action for Gujarat in different colors and setup this time.In the overall Indian Premier League (IPL) seasons, Suresh Raina earned nearly 100 crore, which makes him the 4th highest earner in the IPL. To reach these heights, he had played each and every match with sheer hard work and focus.Suresh Raina, Dawid Malan and Martin Guptill play for Gujarat Titans in IPL 2022.Former Indian cricketer Suresh Raina went unsold in the IPL 2022 mega auction. He was not retained by Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and they didn’t show any interest in buying him at the auction either.
Known as ‘Mr.IPL’, Raina was expected to be picked up by a franchise at least for his base price. However, that wasn’t the case and he ended up going unsold. Recently, fresh rumours started making the rounds that Raina was going to be picked up by the new franchise, Gujarat Titans (GT).
They lost England opener, Jason Roy, who said the bubble fatigue has taken a toll on his mental health. He also confirmed that he will be on an indefinite break from cricket, the second English player to do so after Ben Stokes.As Roy’s replacement, speculations were rife that Raina would be the ideal candidate for GT. However, those rumours have been quashed by sources close to the GT franchise.
“No, Suresh Raina is not joining Gujarat Titans. He is not even in consideration for spot,” sources close to the development told timesnownews.com.
It all but ends the association of Raina with the IPL, at least for the time being. For now, he is the 4th highest run-scorer in the history of the league. Raina has accumulated 5,528 runs, only behind Virat Kohli (6,283), Rohit Sharma (5,784), and Shikhar Dhawan (5,611).
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