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Can't Wait For Season To Begin: Suresh Raina Shares Throwback Pic With Dhoni, Vijay Ahead Of IPL 13

The CSK stalwart took to social media to express his excitement over the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), which is slated to be played in the UAE from September 19 to November 10.

Hard hitting left handed batsman Suresh Raina has established his credentials as one of the all time greats with the willow in the Indian Premier League's history. Raina with his prolific batting exploits in the IPL has been one of the batting spearheads for the highly successful CSK franchise along with the their ever dependable skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Windies all-rounder Dwyane Bravo and Faf Du Plessis. The CSK stalwart took to social media to express his excitement over the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), which is slated to be played in the UAE from September 19 to November 10. Raina posted a throwback pic of sorts with his all seasonal Chennai Super Kings' teammates Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Murali Vijay. His Twitter post read: "Counting days to get on the field and cherish every minute. Can't wait for the season to begin @mahi7781 @mvj8 @russcsk". Raina, who occupies the second spot in the all time run geters list in the IPL history believed that the ground and weather conditions in the United Arab Emirates will be similar to that in Chennai and hence will suit three time champions. Raina also harped on the importance of fitness and clarity of thought as the major factors which will be key when players take to the field after an unprecedented break due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "This IPL would be very very interesting to see how players are thinking, you are playing in different circumstances, you have a lot of protocol from ICC and at the same time you are going through tests every two-three weeks, so I would say coming out from all those tests you need to be clear with your head on what you are going to do on the field because at the end of the day when you are playing a sport, you need to enjoy your game," Raina said during a webinar interaction on the sidelines of the launch of WTF fantasy gaming app. "There could be Chennai wickets. In this pandemic, a lot of challenges have happened (for the players) and fitness is the key. "Luckily, we are going early in the UAE, so I think, right now there is humidity in Dubai, the weather is 40 degrees Celsius, sandstorm is there, but the best thing in Dubai is you don't have logistics problem, it is 45 minutes from Dubai to Abu Dhabi, you go from there to Sharjah it's 40 minutes," he added.
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