On the very night where reports claimed that 12 support staff members and a Chennai Super Kings fast bowler have tested positive for the menacing virus, another piece of news rattled the team inside out. Suresh Raina, a CSK loyalist and a former captain, will be returning to the country on a priority basis.
The official Twitter handle of Chennai Super Kings read, “Suresh Raina has returned to India for personal reasons and will be unavailable for the remainder of the IPL season. Chennai Super Kings offers complete support to Suresh and his family during this time. KS Viswanathan CEO.”
Knowing the fact that it will be a hefty blow to Chennai Super Kings, the fans of the contingency has broken down. Many have taken to Twitter in order to express their shock and grief. We will look at a few Twitter reactions for this unfolding.
Amongst doubts of being tested positive, a fan broke it down in the simplest of terms as he stated, “Raina returning back mostly won’t be based on corona because if he player tested positive he will be isolated in bubble itself for about 10 days and if tests Negative again he will join the team back….. So mostly it might with his personal reasons.”
Another user resonated with Raina’s grief and stated, “Very unfortunate and sad to come across the news of @ImRaina returning India for personal reasons. If you’re not one of his followers, you wouldn’t have any idea of how excited and prepared he was for #Dream11IPL. Gotta feel very dejected for this guy. #sureshraina #Csk #Raina”
A fan of his justified the decision by stating, “Suresh Raina returning home for personal reasons and won’t available for #IPL upcoming matches”
Another user didn’t hesitate to exploit her opportunity to prove a point as she tweeted, “Even Suresh Raina return from Dubai without playing IPL for this year season after a team member found COVID19 positive. He don’t bother crores of rupees he will get for playing the match as HIS HEALTH, LIFE & FAMILY IS MORE IMPORTANT. And WILL YOU GO TO APPEAR EXAMS IN COVID?”
Another user of this micro-blogging site expressed concerns about this biosecure bubble as he cited, “BREAKING NEWS: Suresh Raina @ImRaina could be the first one to pull out of this @IPL but certainly not the last. I hope the so-called bio-secure bubble becomes more more secure now #IPL2020Updates”
Humorists never lost their sense of humour as another member of Twitteratti claimed, “pulls out of IPL 2020 due to personal reasons Suresh Raina fans to IPL rn:”
The questions about the bio-secure bubble never really stopped as a fan questioned, “Suresh Raina @ImRaina returns to India from UAE ‘for personal reasons’. Will it open a Pandora’s box? What is the effect of Bio-Bubble to keep cricket teams relatively isolated from the outside world?
Fans kept on showering their love for Raina as another user claimed, “Watching someone else batting at no.3 will hurt badly! @ImRaina I hope everything will be fine..!”
The final tweet summed up his journey as the post claimed, “For the first time in 13Years, he won’t present in IPL 2020. He was the one the best and consistent players of CSK team We’ll miss you. Hope you stay healthy.”
