Thank You Mr. IPL: Chennai Super Kings pay heartfelt tribute to Suresh Raina after retirement

Chennai Super Kings on Tuesday, September 6 paid a heartfelt tribute to Suresh Raina after the previous India cricketer introduced retirement from all types of the game, together with home cricket and the Indian Premier League. Raina, 35, took to social media to announce he’s hanging up his boots from skilled cricket within the nation.

Fondly often called Chinna Thala (the mini chief), Suresh Raina performed an integral function in Chennai Super Kings’ success journey through the years within the IPL. Raina was a part of all 4 of CSK’s successful campaigns within the IPL. Raina stays CSK’s highest run-getter, scoring 4687 runs in 176 matches for Chennai Super Kings from 2008 to 2021.

Raina thanked the Chennai Super Kings and the BCCI in his retirement message on social media. CSK got here up with a heartfelt tribute, acknowledging Raina’s contribution of their success through the years.

“The streets of Anbuden will never forget what Chinna Thala meant to each and every one of us! Thank You, Mr. IPL!” CSK stated in a tweet.

It has been an absolute honour to symbolize my nation & state UP. I want to announce my retirement from all codecs of Cricket. I want to thank @BCCI, @UPCACricket, @ChennaiIPL, @ShuklaRajiv sir & all my followers for his or her help and unwavering religion in my skills

— Suresh Raina (@ImRaina) September 6, 2022

Notably, Raina was MS Dhoni’s trusted lieutenant within the IPL through the years. Raina additionally led Dhoni in a Champions League match in 2012 and led CSK as many as 5 instances within the IPL.

Raina didn’t play the 2020 version of the IPL as he returned dwelling from the UAE resulting from private causes amid Covid-19 pandemic. It was additionally the primary time CSK didn’t make the play-offs within the historical past of the IPL. Raina went unsold in IPL 2022 public sale following which CSK didn’t make the highest 4 as soon as once more.

Former cricketers, together with Irfan Pathan, Subramaniam Badrinath and Amit Mishra paid tribute to Raina after the left-handed batter introduced his choice on Tuesday.

Every Cricket and IPL fan will bear in mind you to your well timed knocks which you performed for the nation and CSK. You had been a fantastic asset to the crew. Wish you a fantastic retirement life forward. Thank you for giving us many moments to say “Raina, Hai Na”. Cheers! https://t.co/HXtTgOsIm2

— Amit Mishra (@MishiAmit) September 6, 2022

Raina led the now-defunct Gujarat Lions for two years (2016 and 2017) when Chennai Super Kings had been suspended and he led the Lions to the highest of the desk in 2016.

Raina reunited with MS Dhoni in 2018 and the duo mixed to play a key function to assist Chennai Super Kings win their third title and full a surprising comeback. Raina scored 100 and 33 fifties for CSK and picked up 24 wickets as properly for CSK.

Notably, Raina had retired from worldwide cricket on August 15, 2020, hours after MS Dhoni introduced his worldwide retirement.

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