IPL 2022: 5 players who might go unsold in the mega auction

4. Suresh Raina

The highest run-scorer for CSK and one of their key players in the middle order, Suresh Raina, has strangely not been amongst runs for CSK this year. Those who have followed the franchise in yellow in 13 years know how vital the southpaw has been for the team. He has won several matches singlehandedly for the team and was often one of the players to have been retained in previous years’ auctions.

Things, though started to have gone wrong for the southpaw ever since he skipped the 2020 edition of the IPL for personal reasons. His return to the team in the 2021 edition of the league has also not gone well. In the 12 matches that the southpaw has played, he has scored only 160 runs before a hamstring injury ruled him out. In those 12 games, though Raina failed to make a mark and has not gotten off the blokes quickly. He has also not been batted in his preferred number three position. Raina is currently 34 years of age, and that could also prove to be a decisive factor during the auction next year.