Parthiv Patel said the return of Suresh Raina and the emergence of Ruturaj Gaikwad may help MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings to change their fortunes in IPL 2021.
Former Indian cricketer Parthiv Patel feels that Ruturaj Gaikwad is doing well in the domestic circuit and Suresh Raina is returning to the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) team, with the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led team going into the upcoming edition of the Indian premiere Will be ready League (IPL). The Chennai-based franchise had a disappointing performance in last year’s IPL. Ranked seventh in the points table. Raina missed the IPL 2020 season after dropping out of the tournament due to personal reasons but will play in the league this year.
In the players’ auction held on February 18, Chennai signed Moeen Ali and K.K. Gautam and Parthiv feel that the batting line-up has so much firepower that no one can count CSK in IPL 2021.
Parthiv said in Star Sports’ show “Cricket Connected”, “Obviously, he should be a little disappointed that he has to move out of Chennai because he has found Moin Ali in his team.
“Last year, what went wrong for CSK was that they were not getting enough runs on the board. Then in the latter part of the tournament, you saw the rise of Ruturaj Gaikwad.
He said, “And now Suresh Raina has come into the team. I think he has the key to the CSK line-up and we have seen what he has done throughout the years of IPL.
He further added, “Ruturaj Gaikwad is coming back with him and doing well in domestic cricket.”
Parthiv said, “He (MS Dhoni) had an indifferent season last year, but as we saw how keen he is (talked to him for some time) and he is very determined to start CSK’s ball.” “
CSK has won the IPL three times and is considered one of the most successful franchises in T20 history.
“These are the teams that have done well and they know that once they win the first game or the second game – they can start believing again. So, in starting the tournament in a positive way to CSK It won’t take long., “Parthiv said.
The Chennai-based team will begin their season against IPL 2020 runners-up Delhi Capital on April 10 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
