Indian cricketer and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) batting mainstay Suresh Raina had to surprisingly return home from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and pulled out of the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 citing personal reasons.
Taking to Twitter, the CSK announced that Raina has returned to India for personal reasons and will miss the entire 13th edition of the IPL 2020 starting from 19th September in the UAE.
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However, the IPL franchise didn’t reveal the exact reason behind Raina’s sudden and shocking exit from the UAE and the much-awaited lucrative T20 tournament.
It is now learned according to a report in Dainik Jagran that his uncle has died following a midnight attack in their Pathankot’s Thariyal village while aunt is critical. The report also mentioned that the attack was carried out on the night of August 19 when the family was sleeping on the terrace of their house.
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It is being said that the attack took place on the night of August 19 and the unidentified assailants attacked Raina’s family with lethal weapons when they were sleeping on the terrace of their house.
A Jagran English report stated: “It is being said that Asha Devi, sister of Raina’s father is fighting for her life in the hospital, while his uncle, identified as 58-year-old Ashok Kumar died in the attack. His cousins – 32-year-old Kaushal Kumar and 24-year-old Apin Kumar also sustained injuries in the attack. Deceased Ashok Kumar’s 80-year-old mother also sustained serious injuries in the attack.”
It added, “Meanwhile, the police have paced their investigation after getting to know that the victims are the close relatives of Raina. A team of police and forensic experts have collected evidence from the spot. The police also took help from the dog squad to identify the attackers but failed to get any clue.”
Noteworthy, Raina is also the second-highest scorer in IPL history with 5368 runs, only behind Virat Kohli's tally of 5412, and has taken the most catches (102) in the tournament history.
