New Delhi: Among the big player who went unsold in the IPL 2022 maga auction, Suresh Raina is the biggest name. However, fans on Wednesday on twitter started requesting Gujarat Titans to give place Raina in the team. This was the reason that CSK player’s name started trending on Twitter.
The demand of inducting Raina in Gujarat Titans increased after their opening batsman Jason Roy announced his exit from team. He was bought by the team at the base price of Rs 2 crore.
Thanking the team for showing believe in him in the auction, he shared a letter on Monday.
IPL 2022. pic.twitter.com/fZ0LofBgSE
— Jason Roy (@JasonRoy20) March 1, 2022
On twitter, a fan wrote, ”Dear @GujaratGiants please take Suresh Raina in your team as he could be very lethal and important batsman of your middle order.”
Dear @GujaratGiants please take suresh raina in your team as he could be very lethal and important batsman of your middle order and let matthew wade open the innings..
— FAN OF SURESH RAINA ❤️ (@abhi_roy00) March 2, 2022
Another fan shared a message, ”I know Suresh Raina is not playing any competitive or domestic match now but he is a player who can do a strong comeback any time.”
Jason Roy – Out ❎
Suresh Raina – In ☑️I know Suresh Raina is not playing any competitive or domestic match now but he is a player who can do a strong comeback any time.#sureshraina #raina #jasonroy #GujaratTitans #IPL2022 #GujaratTitans pic.twitter.com/5sDmbs8DXR
— Up60ballia_wale (@Up60balliaW) March 2, 2022
Reaction of public on Twitter:
Suresh Raina is part of #GujaratTitans squad
Mean while #Raina fans : pic.twitter.com/pIRjUbXFQh
— Bleeding Arc (@Jeet69435549) March 2, 2022
Has there ever been a more dominant fielding set up on a cricket field than the 2015 CSK squad?
Mike Hussey
Brendon McCullum
Faf du Plessis
Suresh Raina
Dwayne Bravo
Ravindra Jadeja
Pawan Negi
And MS behind the stumps.
How was this even real? Unreal energy on the field. pic.twitter.com/LHHIUJB9n3— Heisenberg ☢ (@internetumpire) March 1, 2022
Indian cricketers journey to stardom with the U-19 World Cup
1. Virat Kohli (U-19 in 2008; WC in 2011, 2015)
2. Rohit Sharma (U-19 in 2006; WC in 2015)
3. Ravindra Jadeja (U-19 in 2006 & 2008; WC in 2015)
4. Suresh Raina (U-19 in 2004; WC in 2011, 2015) #GujaratTitans #CWC22 pic.twitter.com/lnkLIg1dJG— Sport Enthusiast (@frolic_waseem) March 2, 2022
How can someone like Suresh Raina go unsold man? ? He is a Legend ? https://t.co/0tpF8PxrLh
— Kriti ? (@kriti_slaysss) February 22, 2022
Dear @gujarat_titans, if you pick Suresh Raina as a replacement of Roy, you are not just picking Raina for the team also you would getting almost 10M+ followers for your team who would promote your matches and support. This is important for your brand value. #SureshRaina? #IPL
— CriiicWorld (@Criiicworld) March 2, 2022
Notably, Raina is considered as a successful player in IPL as he fourth-highest run-getter in IPL history with 5528 runs by playing 205 matches. However, he could not perform well in IPL 2020, and IPL 2021.
Gujarat Titans squad excluding Jason Roy: Hardik Panday (C), Shubman Gill, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Shami, Lockie Ferguson, Abhinav Sadarangani, Rahul Tewatia, Noor Ahmad, R Sai Kishore, Dominic Drakes, Jayant Yadav, Vijay Shankar, Darshan Nalkande, Yash Dayal, Alzarri Joseph, Pradeep Sangwan, David Miller, Wriddhiman Saha, Matthew Wade, Gurkeerat Singh, Varun Aaron and B Sai Sudarshan.
