IPL 2018: Injury-hit CSK receive further bad news, lose Suresh Raina for two matches due to calf strain

Chennai: Suresh Raina will miss Chennai Super Kings’ (CSK) next two games in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) after sustaining a calf muscle injury during the match against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the MA Chidambaram stadium on Tuesday. The news was announced on CSK’s website. The left-hander suffered the injury while taking a single off Sunil Narine’s bowling and limped off. He struggled to run subsequently and holed out off Narine’s bowling. [caption id=“attachment_2193073” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  File image of Suresh Raina. BCCI[/caption] CSK next play Kings XI Punjab in Mohali on 15 April and Rajasthan Royals in a home game on 20 April. The team is already missing the services of all-rounder Kedar Jadhav, who was ruled out of the tournament on Monday, due to a hamstring injury sustained in the match against Mumbai Indians. Also, South Africa captain Faf du Plessis is recovering from a slight side strain and opener Murali Vijay is finding his way back to full fitness after taking a knock in the ribs early during the pre-tournament camp, CSK batting coach Mike Hussey said at a press conference ahead of the KKR game. The two-time champions had begun their home leg on a winning note after having beaten holders Mumbai Indians in the tournament opener on 7 April. Meanwhile, the Cauvery water dispute forced the BCCI to shift CSK’s remaining home games to Pune as the state administration expressed inability to ensure adequate security arrangements for IPL matches. Massive protests were witnessed on Tuesday ahead of the match between CSK and KKR and a protestor flung a shoe at CSK’s Ravindra Jadeja during the game. Raina on his part, wrote on Twitter that he would miss playing in Chennai. “Will miss playing on our home ground and entertaining our #Chennai fans this season…You are always in our hearts. On to #Pune now! #IPL2018,” he tweeted.