Former India cricketer Suresh Raina struck oblivion with the bat as the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League kicked off.IPL 2021) resumed on Sunday. The Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led outfit resumed their campaign by defeating defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) by 20 runs at the Dubai International Stadium.
Despite the margin of victory, it was a tough win for the three-time Indian Premier League champions, especially considering his poor start with the bat in the first innings of the match.
Batting first, the Chennai-based outfit with their five-star batsmen – Faf du Plessis (0), Moeen Ali (0), Ambati Rayudu (0 runs, retired hurt), Suresh Raina (4 runs) scored 25/25 in 5.6 overs. Were reeling on 4. ) and MS Dhoni (3 runs) – back in the stands.
After the match, several CSK cricketers were heavily criticized for their poor performance with the bat. And critics lashed out at Raina, especially former South African fast bowler Dale Steyn, for his performance in that game, dubbing him a “school boy cricketer”.
Rain scored 4 off 6 balls before being dropped from the attack by New Zealand pacer Trent Boult.
Steyn also praised Boult for being on-point and “almost Test match bowling” in the game. He also said that Raina looked scared after Boult set up the offensive area on the leg side and ran to bowl.
“He (Raina) once looked like a schoolboy cricketer. I couldn’t believe it was an international player doing what he was doing, almost embarrassing he broke his bat and got out,” Steyn told ESPNcricinfo.
Steyn also admitted that if he had bowled a six, he would not have made this statement.
Meanwhile, Chennai will be back in action on Friday when they take on Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the 35th match of the IPL.
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