Disappointed with Champions League campaign says Suresh Raina – Cricket News Update
Indian middle-order batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SK-Raina-c2539 was disappointed to have missed out on the finals of this year’s Champions League T20 tournament.
The player plies his trade with Indian Premier League franchise, Chennai Super Kings, who were the defending champions of the competitions. The team won the coveted cup in 2009 and 2010 and many would have banked on the outfit, led by Captain Marvellous, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028, to make it third time in a row.
However, the team failed to qualify for the knockout phase and went crashing from the group stages after a resounding loss in their must win game against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DA-Warner-c1301 inspired century helped their opponents to a resounding win.
A highly reliable campaigner, Raina failed to perform in this year’s tournament, managing a total of 68 runs in 4 outings, averaging a mediocre 17 with the bat.
The final was played between two of the IPL franchises, with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 Indians coming up trumps against a strong Royal Challengers Bangalore side. The 24-year-old expressed his disappointment at not being able to defend the title, however, expressed his delight after the crown went to one of the IPL franchises.
“Of course, I am extremely disappointed to have missed out on the Champions League, but it's good feeling to see both the IPL teams making it to the final. Thanks to IPL, we are seeing more and more cricketers showing their true mettle in tense situations,” said Raina.
The left-hander has been involved in non-stop cricket this year, which included the World Cup 2011 triumph, followed by winning the fourth edition of the IPL with Chennai. He also led the national team against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 in the limited over series.
However, with such highs came a disappointing winless tour of England, followed by mediocre outings in the CLT20. However, Raina will now look to end his frustration by performing well against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 at home, with the series starting on October 14.
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