IPL 2020: Shane Watson named a batsman who can replace Suresh Raina in CSK’s playing XI

The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) preparations for the 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) left their senior players – Suresh Raina and Harbhajan Singh – out of the tournament. Statistically, Raina stands head and shoulders above the rest of CSK’s batsmen. He has played 193 games and scored 5368 runs at a strike rate of 137.11. To fill shoes as big and irreplaceable as Raina will not be an easy task for any other players.

Former Australian cricketer and CSK chief Shane Watson also feel replacing Raina will be a difficult task, but he remains optimistic given the depth of the franchise’s team. “We have to deal with the absence of Raina, Harbhajan). A big deal with CSK, as with all IPL squads, they have a lot of depth. It is incredibly difficult to replace Suresh Raina.

You can’t, “Watson said on a YouTube show hosted by Nabil Hashmi. Watson believes that Murali Vijay is the one who can make a difference with his explosive batting in the UAE. The 39-year-old said that Vijay is a “gun player” and what he has to do to not let CSK realize Raina’s absence.

Vijay did not get much chance last year as he participated in just three matches for CSK. He left no stone unturned to make his appearance in the upcoming edition.“There is no doubt that he [Raina] is a big loss, but we have found a player like Murali Vijay, who is a gun player. In T20 cricket, he has not had many opportunities in the last few years, but he is a serious good batsman.