_:nf4aad83db2c947af962d82c5c7089585xb0
<http://schema.org/articleBody>
"On 15th August, Suresh Raina fans received a major disappointment as he announced his retirement from international cricket.\r\n\r\nFans would have been heartened to see the champion batsman in full-flow during the 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).\r\n\r\nHowever, the Chennai Super Kings (CSK), over the weekend, received a significant blow to their campaign with the departure of Raina.\r\n\r\nThere has been a lot of mystery surrounding Raina\\'s abrupt exit from the tournament. On Sunday, CSK owner N Srinivasan came up with a surprising statement regarding Raina\\'s \\'Prima Donna\\' attitude.\r\n\r\nMoreover, Srinivasan ensured that CSK captain MS Dhoni is not perturbed with Raina\\'s pulling out of the tournament.\r\n\r\nNow, former Indian leg-spinner Laxman Sivaramakrishnan has named the replacement of Raina for the upcoming tournament.\r\n\r\n\\\"In T20s, most teams employ leg-spinners to trouble the right-handers. But then, a left-hander could negotiate with leggies easily. So the loss of such an established batsman like Raina would hurt CSK,\\\" Sivaramakrishnan told the Times of India.\r\n\r\n\\\"But they have a utility player in Curran and could send the southpaw up the order. He can bat at No. 3 and give CSK those useful runs,\\\" he added.\r\n\r\nAfter a decent stint with Kings XI Punjab (KXIP), the CSK franchise managed to bag the services of Sam Curran at a whopping price of INR 5.5 crores.\r\n\r\n\\\"Over the years, we have also seen Dhoni preferring left-arm pacers. Curran can come in handy since he can swing the ball in the air and is a very enthusiastic fielder,\\\" the cricket-turned-commentator concluded.\r\n\r\nCurran, for KXIP, went on to pick ten wickets and scored 95 runs, with the highest score of 55*. He also clinched a hat-trick during one of his outings for the Preity Zinta co-owned franchise.\r\n\r\nEarlier, CSK players - Deepak Chahar and Ruturaj Gaekwad - were diagnosed as coronavirus positive.\r\n\r\nAs a result, the quarantine period of CSK has now been extended until 6th September."
<https://crickettimes.com/2020/08/ipl-2020-after-suresh-rainas-exit-l-sivaramakrishnan-picks-his-new-no-3-for-csk/>