'He lost the loyalty of the team and MS Dhoni' - Simon Doull makes bold claim on Suresh Raina

One of the biggest news that came out of the ITL mega auction was Suresh Raina going unsold in the auction room. Suresh Raina was a major part of the Chennai team for many years. Chennai was expected to pay him the price to get him back on the team.

Notably, Raina had traveled to the UAE for the 2020 season but decided not to participate in the tournament. He returned home due to the rising due to personal reasons. He was a part of the team in 2021 but had no impact in the season. The left-hander also missed out on a few games due to an injury.

Simon Doull has now opened up about the situation. He said that the cricketer lost the team's and MS Dhoni's loyalty after 2020 This had a major impact on him going unsold in the mega auction.

Speaking on Cricbuzz, he said, "There are two to three parts to it. He lost his loyalty in the UAE, we don't need to go on (and talk about) why it was. There's enough speculation about that. He lost the loyalty of the team and he lost the loyalty of MS Dhoni. Once you do that, you're very unlikely to be welcomed back.

"You're not fit and you're scared of the short ball. You're not paying 500 USD for him at any auction. He's been an absolute great of the IPL. One of the leading lights in the first 8-9 years, but unfortunately, time comes to an end. You do silly things and you pay the price."

Suresh Raina set a base price of 2 crores for himself, which many considered high as per hi form. No team placed any bids for him in the first round.