Suresh Raina disappointed at not making CLT20 semis – Cricket News Update
Chennai Super Kings’ prolific middle-order batsman Suresh Raina was disappointed at not making the Champions League T20 semi-finals despite having the potential.
With two wins from four matches, the 2010 CLTO champions made an early exit from the latest edition of the esteemed Twenty20 league, underway in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 since October 9. After losing their opening two fixtures comprehensively – a 14-run defeat at the
hands of Sydney Sixers and a six-wicket crushing against Highveld http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 Indians and qualifiers Yorkshire.
MS Dhoni’s men defeated defending champions by six runs before getting the better of Yorkshire, to bid adieu to the Champions League T20 on a triumphant note.
While speaking to media reporters after his side’s four-wicket win over county side Yorkshire, at Kingsmead Durban, on Monday, the hard-hitting left-hander said that they could have won the league had they managed to reach the knockout stages.
“It's disappointing that we did not qualify for the semi-finals,” CSK’s stand-in skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SK-Raina-c2539 said at the post-match presentation ceremony on Monday. “I still feel we could have won this Championship. We had committed some mistakes, but we're going
home,” he added further.
In their final group fixture against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gary-Ballance-c1465 top scoring with 38-ball 58. Chennai’s successful run rate was
built on Subramaniam Badrinath’s quick 47, well complemented by Suresh Raina and MS Dhoni, both scoring 31.
Raina, who stood in for regular skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 in the final Champions League T20 against Yorkshire, on Tuesday, despite the latter being part of the playing XI, said he enjoyed the role.
“MS told me to enjoy the captaincy, it was a good opportunity for me today. We bowled really well. The ball came on slowly, and it was holding a bit,” said the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Uttar-Pradesh-c858 left-handed batsman.
Dhoni not only relinquished the captaincy to Raina, but also handed the gloves to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/WP-Saha-c2800 to take the ball in the dead-rubber. The Ranchi boy bowled two expensive overs, conceding 25 runs.
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