‘He’ll play for JSK the other franchise of CSK’ – Fans Go Emotional As Suresh Raina Confirms His Retirement From All Formats Of Cricket

Suresh Raina is known as a pillar in the Chennai franchise’s success throughout all these years in the Indian T20 League. Along with MS Dhoni, he has been a great part of this franchise’s history so far. However, things did not go well in the last edition as they did not buy or retain him. Fans were in shock also by not seeing this veteran batter in the squad.

Meanwhile, since then, there were several reports of a rumoured rift between the franchise and Raina. But, nothing official has been confirmed about that. However, a few days back, Raina shared a video on his social media platform. In that video, Raina was playing while donning the Chennai ki. It made happy Chennai fans with the hope to see him in action again in the next season of the Indian T20 League.

Suresh Raina officially confirmed his retirement on 6 September 2022

Even, the franchise also shared a video where Raina was seen playing cricket with his son Rio. But, in a recent interview with Dainik Jagran, Raina shared that he might be looking to play in other leagues around the globe. He said: ”I wish to play cricket for around 2-3 years more. A lot of good players are there in the Uttar Pradesh (UP) domestic team now and doing really well. I have obtained NOC from UPCA as well. I have even informed the Indian Cricket Board secretaries Jay Shah and Rajiv Shukla about my decision.

Raina also added: “I want to thank the Indian Cricket Board and UPCA for supporting me in my career. I am looking forward to playing in different leagues around the world. I will feature in the Road Safety world series which starts on 10th September. Franchises from South Africa, Sri Lanka, and UAE have approached me till now. Once the situation gets cleared, I will inform everyone myself.” 

But, on 6 September 2022, he officially confirmed his retirement from all formats of the game. In a post on Twitter, he wrote: “It has been an absolute honour to represent my country & state UP. I would like to announce my retirement from all formats of Cricket. I would like to thank @BCCI, @UPCACricket, @ChennaiIPL, @ShuklaRajiv sir & all my fans for their support and unwavering faith in my abilities.” However, it was heartbreaking news for fans as they started to show gratitude to this former Indian batter on their social media platforms.

Here is the shared tweet of Suresh Raina:

https://twitter.com/ImRaina/status/1567041995608309761

Here is how fans have reacted to the retirement news of Suresh Raina from all formats of the game:

Will miss Dhoni-Raina playing together!#SureshRaina #MSDhoni #CSK #IPL

— SPARTAN (@Iam_Swayam) September 6, 2022

https://twitter.com/Itis_dude/status/1567048852490063873

We will miss Suresh Raina in #IPL2023 #SureshRaina https://t.co/Vb8x1x5QMU

— Raj Thakkar (@Raj_bb15fan) September 6, 2022

Feeling bad bro @ImRaina.. forever #mripl #Raina https://t.co/0TUxIiP5EC

— Raju (@AppirajuB) September 6, 2022

You are a gem

— Sanjay bhartiya (@SanjayHindust18) September 6, 2022

This is really hard to not see again the swing of @IrfanPathan and the glorious cover drive of @ImRaina . We will miss u in the ground.

— Mayank Dwivedi (@AsMayank007) September 6, 2022

he'll play for JSK the other franchise of CSK

— RK (@MahiGOAT07) September 6, 2022

https://twitter.com/imshivamraina3/status/1567052063644991489