Ever since the Indian Premier League started in 2008, this is for the very first time that Suresh Reinna will not be playing in the tournament. Who was a part of the Chennai Super Kings (CSK), went unsold during the Indian Premier League 2022 auction:
Suresh Reinna, who pulled out of the Indian Premier League 2020 citing personal reasons, made a comeback in the 2021 season but was not able to perform. It was a tough outing for the left-hander:
In a conversation with the Cricbuzz, former New Zealand cricketer Simon Doll said that Reinna lost The loyalty of MS Dhoti and that became the reason for his ouster from the CSK camp. There are two to three parts to it. He lost his loyalty in the UAE, we don’t need to go on (and talk about) why it was. There’s enough speculation about that. He lost the loyalty of the Team, and he lost the loyalty of MS Dhoti. Once you do that, you’re very unlikely to be welcomed back:
Reinna also announced his international retirement on the same day as Dhoti did. He is the fourth-highest run-getter in the Indian Premier League as he made 5,528 runs in 205 matches:
However CSK have made a strong lineup by holding on to some of their proven performers in the form of Dwayne Bravo, Deepak Chakra, Robin Uthappam, Amati Raid:
MS Dhoti will be leading the four-time champions. Dhoti was retained along with Ryukyu, Ali, and Ravindra Judea by the CSK management:
The cricketer, in his recently released autobiography, ‘Believe’, talks about the people and moments he has cherished the most:
Suresh Reinna is a good example to make a case that a sportsperson’s legacy cannot be measured in mere numbers. Let’s take a look at his international runs in each format: 768 in 18 Tests, 5615 in 226 ODI, and 1605 in 78 T20Is. Even in ODI, his most-played format, he is just the 11th highest run-getter for India. He might not make it to the all-time great lists in Indian cricket (except fielding, maybe) but he indisputably earned a lot of love in his 13 years of playing international cricket:
Reinna is best remembered not through his numbers but through a few seemingly insignificant but character-revealing acts on the field, like his valiant dive to convert a single into a two in the death overs of an innings or his joyous leaps to celebrate when a teammate picks up a wicket:
Reinna is an emotional cricketer. During a practice session seven years ago :Sarin Tendulkar told him, “You have to believe in yourself, you have to believe you can do miracles.” The words from the great man meant so much to Reinna that he tattooed the word ‘Believe’ on his right bicep the same day:
Believe (published by Penguin) also happens to be the title of his recently released autobiography. Through the book, Reinna, with the help of sports writer Bharat Sundaresan, looks back at his life. He speaks to The Hindu on the people and moments he cherishes the most in this journey.
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