IPL 2020 | Murali Vijay would be keen to redeem himself, believes K Srikkanth

Suresh Raina is IPL’s second-highest run-scorer ever and has been an integral part of CSK’s team set-up for several years. Raina has often steadied the ship for CSK in the past when they were in a precarious position along with providing a boost to the score with his stroke play. However, the Chennai Super Kings were left in a soup when the UP boy decided to go back to India citing personal reasons. Ever since then, the debate has started to pick the replacement of veteran in the batting department. 

“Don’t forget, Vijay is a big-match player, he can open with Shane Watson. it’s a great opportunity for him to redeem himself in the IPL. He has led sides like KXIP. Having played at that level, he would be keen to redeem himself.”

On similar lines, Watson also talked about Raina’s departure, stating that it would be hard to replace the batsman in the upcoming season due to his phenomenal record in the IPL. But he also pointed out that Vijay is a capable batsman who has what it takes to perform for CSK in the UAE.

“No doubt he is a big loss but we have got someone like Murali Vijay, who is a gun player. In T20 cricket, he has not got a lot of opportunities in the last few years. But he is a seriously good batsman. He was sitting on the sidelines last year, he might get more opportunities this year,” said Watson.