‘Never thought we would see this’ - Twitter heartbroken after Suresh Raina's name was not even in the shortlisted player list in mega auction
Suresh Raina is the 4th highest run-getter in IPL cricket, and has plundered a staggering 5528 runs in the Indian T20 league.
Suresh Raina’s name did not even appear in the list of players who were shortlisted for the IPL mega auction. And, this means that the 2022 IPL edition will be first time that the IPL will be conducted without Raina playing in it.
Raina experienced a poor run in the 2021 edition of the IPL. The IPL legend struggled to get going in the 14th season and scored just 160 runs in 11 innings at a poor average of just 17.78. The veteran was not at his best last year and experienced his worst IPL season with the bat.
Raina also scored just a single fifty in the entire tournament, and after his poor returns last year, no franchise decided to go for the left-handed batting veteran.
Suresh Raina is one of the all-time greats of IPL cricket
Nicknamed ‘Chinna Thala’ Suresh Raina is one of the all-time greats of the IPL. The 35-year-old is the 4th highest run-getter in IPL cricket, and has plundered a staggering 5528 runs in the Indian t20 league, and has scored his runs at an average of 32.51 and a strike rate in excess of 135.
Moreover, Raina has also scored 39 fifties and a century in the IPL as well. And, fans and cricket experts have expressed their shock about Raina not garnering any bid in the mega auction.
Veteran cricket expert Harsha Bhogle reckoned that Raina not getting any bids reflects the changing times in the game, while Joy Bhattacharya thanked the left-hander for all the memories. A fan tweeted that he never thought that there would come a time when Raina would go unsold before Ajinkya Rahane.
Another fan tweeted that it is time to move on, and the youngsters will take over, while yet another fan opined that many cricket afficionados are heartbroken at seeing Raina not getting any bids. All in all, Raina not getting sold was the talking point on social media after the 2022 IPL mega auction.
You can see several reactions about Suresh Raina below
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