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Suresh Raina remembers spending time with MS Dhoni in CSK camp before IPL 2020

Dixit Bhargav
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Suresh Raina remembers spending time with MS Dhoni in CSK camp before IPL 2020

Suresh Raina remembers spending time with MS Dhoni: Super Kings’ vice-captain was reminiscent of two-month long camp in Chennai.

Indian Premier League franchise Chennai Super Kings vice-captain Suresh Raina has iterated on the fact that the 13th season of the cash-rich league can “surely wait” in the times of the novel COVID-19 pandemic.

Raina, who recently became a father for the second time, also disclosed what he has been doing during the ongoing lockdown in the country in an interview with PTI.

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“Life is most important at this point of time. IPL can surely wait. We all need to follow the government guidelines on lockdown else we all face the consequences. When life gets better, we can think about the IPL. So many people are dying at the moment, we need to save lives.

“I am relaxing in the lockdown, cooking and spending time with the kids. There is so much more to life than cricket, moments like these make you realise that. With this lockdown, people should realise the importance of being down to earth,” Raina was quoted as saying by PTI.

Suresh Raina remembers spending time with MS Dhoni

As per BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) President Sourav Ganguly, “no change in the situation” of the global crisis hasn’t allowed the organizers to zero in on a new start date of IPL 2020.

Raina, who last played competitive cricket during IPL 2018, was in Chennai attending a practice camp in preparation of the tournament. Being asked about the camp, the southpaw remembered spending time with CSK captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

“It was a nice camp. I was there for two months but then this happened. Got to spend some time with [MS] Dhoni. He was batting so well in the nets, he had the hunger of a younsgter. In one session, he batted for three hours at a stretch,” Raina said.

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Dixit Bhargav

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Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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