N Srinivasan, the chief of Indian cement that owns Chennai Super Kings, clarified that his statements on Suresh Raina were misunderstood and\u00a0 were \u2018taken out of context\u2019.<\/p>\n
Speaking to Times of India (TOI) on Monday, Srinivasan said \u201cThe franchise will always stand by him and he has our complete support during this time of distress\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cHis (Raina\u2019s) contribution to the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) franchise has been phenomenal through the years\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is important to understand what Suresh is going through right now and give him space\u201d N Srinivasan added.<\/p>\n
Ever since he was picked by CSK ahead of the inaugural IPL in 2008, Raina has been the quintessential \u201cChennai boy\u201d, earning the nickname \u201cChinna Thala\u201d (second in command) to skipper MS Dhoni or \u201cThala\u201d (leader).<\/p>\n
Raina happens to be the second-highest run-getter in IPL all time over the 12 seasons of the Indian Premier League (IPL) tournament till now, Raina in fact, is als most capped player in IPL with 193 matches, three ahead of MS Dhoni and all predominantly for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK), except the two years he played for the Gujarat Lions team.<\/p>\n
Suresh Raina began to feel claustrophobic inside the hotel room of the Taj in Dubai after the team members had isolated themselves post their arrival in UAE .<\/p>\n
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