The IPL 2022 Mega-Auctions have completed in Bengaluru on Sunday. The auctions went in fairly expected lines but some well-known players did not find takers at the bidding event. Suresh Raina is one player who went unsold at the event. The highest run-getter for CSK so far, it was difficult for Suresh Raina’s fans to see him going unsold. In this article, we take a look at how Twitter reacted after Suresh Raina goes unsold in IPL 2022 Auction that concluded recently.
Suresh Raina goes unsold in IPL 2022 Auction
In 205 games, Raina scored 5528 runs at an average of 32.52 and a strike rate of 136. In the first decade or so of the tournament, Raina was the best batsman in the league. He was at No.1 in the list of highest run-getters for a very long time. Raina was also a terrific fielder and won many games for CSK in his career. However, after he got dropped from Team India, Raina’s form hit a roadblock. He has not been able to do well consistently and was also dropped in IPL 2021.
In the auctions, Suresh Raina placed himself in the INR 2 Cr bracket. He went unsold in the first round and did not come back in the accelerated rounds. Hence, he will not play IPL 2022, although he might still have a chance as a replacement player. That said, with a high base price, even that is ruled out for the moment.
Twitter reacts to Mr IPL not going to play IPL 2022
Meanwhile, Twitter was full of tributes for Raina, whose IPL career might have possibly come to an end. Rightly called Mr IPL, for the fans of the tournament, the player’s absence will be felt dearly. In the section below, we take a look at how Twitter reacted to Raina getting unsold at the auctions:
Nobody ruled the IPL better and longer than Suresh Raina. The streets will be never forget his contribution for CSK. pic.twitter.com/iPOuyaCdSZ
— β (@Ashwin_tweetz) February 13, 2022
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No AB Devilliers, Suresh Raina and Chris Gayle in IPL 2022 – end of an ERA in this league history.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) February 13, 2022
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Raina was so good in IPL that there were memes like Suresh Raina's strong zone April & May on a calendar.
End of an era !— Abhishek οΈ (@ImAbhishek7_) February 13, 2022
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Peak Suresh Raina was something else.
This might be controversial but before Virat & Rohit peaked in the IPL, Suresh Raina was already making waves and was phenomenal.
AdvertisementSuresh Raina made CSK what it is today along with Dhoni. Deserves almost the same amount of respect.
— Vinesh Prabhu (@vlp1994) February 13, 2022
No other team will get a gem like Suresh Raina. CSK is blessed to have him for more than a decade. Thank you for all the memories @ImRaina, love you forever π
— β (@Ashwin_tweetz) February 13, 2022
I'm broken right now!πππ No Suresh Raina in the second acceleration list.
Chennai Super Kings yeh nahi krna tha naaπ
We want our Chinna Thala ππ pic.twitter.com/8fnLBTeY9s— Dev Tiwari YDT (@dev_ydt) February 13, 2022
He wasn't just a star, but the entire galaxy β€οΈ
Thank you Chinna Thala, forever your admirer #SureshRaina pic.twitter.com/1FfD4WmMhh
— Shubham Rajpoot (@Shubham03887255) February 13, 2022
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I can not accept that you do not ipl “MR. IPL´´@ImRaina CHINNA THALA pic.twitter.com/dbwJUidVki
— ππππΈππ° ππ°π½ππ·πΎππ· (@suriyasanthos) February 13, 2022
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