Suresh Raina returns to India, unavailable for IPL 2020

According to Chennai Super Kings CEO, Suresh Raina has returned to India for personal reasons. The left-hander will be unavailable for the upcoming IPL 2020 season.

The CSK statement read:

Suresh Raina has returned to India for personal reasons and will be unavailable for the remainder of the IPL season. Chennai Super Kings offers complete support to Suresh and his family during this time.
KS Viswanathan
CEO

Suresh Raina has returned to India for personal reasons and will be unavailable for the remainder of the IPL season. Chennai Super Kings offers complete support to Suresh and his family during this time.

KS Viswanathan
CEO

— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) August 29, 2020

Huge loss for CSK

Suresh Raina is a mainstay of CSK batting for more than a decade now. The southpaw had recently announced his retirement from international cricket alongside former India captain and CSK skipper MS Dhoni. Raina is the highest run-getter for Chennai in the IPL with 5,368 runs. The left-handed batsman is also the second-highest run-getter in IPL history after Virat Kohli who has 5,412 runs.

CSK camp was upbeat before landing in UAE for the forthcoming season. In the last edition of IPL, CSK lost the IPL 2019 final to Mumbai Indians. CSK is the second most successful side in the competition with three titles while Mumbai Indians are ahead of on titles with four.