Raina endured a nightmare outing in the last game against the Mumbai Indians. He looked completely out of depth against the short-pitch ploy employed by Trent Boult.
He tried to slog his way out of trouble. But he ended up skying an ugly heave across the line to give Rahul Chahar a simple catch at short cover.
Speaking on ESPNCricinfo, Dasgupta said:
The former stumper added that Raina has enough experience to manage his issues against the short ball. He must try to get to the non-striker’s end when he comes against an express bowler. He also reckoned that Chennai will persist with the southpaw for the remainder of the season.
Once hailed as being “Mr. Consistent” in the IPL, Raina’s performances with the bat in the cash-rich league have tapered off in the past two seasons. He averaged below 25 in the 2019 season and has managed just 127 runs in eight innings in the current edition.
“He’s got to be able to get down to the non-striker’s end”- Ian Bishop on Suresh Raina
Meanwhile, former West Indies pacer Ian Bishop reckons that while CSK will persist with Raina for a period of time because of his past record and impeccable workethics, time is running out for the veteran cricketer.
He said:
Bishop further added that Raina needed to dodge the onslaught by ensuring he gets to the non-striker’s end when he comes against a pacer, especially during the initial phase of his innings.
CSK will be facing Virat Kohli’s RCB on Friday and Raina will be desperate for a big score to silence his detractors.
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