Former India international Suresh Raina is currently trending on Twitter as England star Jason Roy has opted out of IPL 2022 citing the challenge of staying in the tournament bubble for an extended period.
Raina, who is known as Mr IPL, remain unsold in the recently-concluded mega-auction. However, the moment Roy decided to pull out of the cash-rich league, Gujarat Titans started trending with Raina hashtag.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
A possibility of @ImRaina likely to play for @gujarat_titans in #IPL2022 as replacement for @JasonRoy20, who has opted out! pic.twitter.com/feHfbu23WL
— Sreedhar Pillai (@sri50) March 2, 2022
Dear @gujarat_titans. This is a blessing in disguise to pick @ImRaina . Gives you solid Indian batter you lack in middle order. Allows you to go full throttle with ur foreign bowlers. Remember @henrygayle too was unsold and then he was rehired by @RCBTweets . Rest is history.
— G. S. Vivek (@GSV1980) March 1, 2022
#GujaratTitans fans urging to have Raina as replacement of Roy
Meanwhile #SureshRaina : pic.twitter.com/rkH1bU7Dii
— Tanishq Ganu (@smart__leaks) March 2, 2022
Jason Roy Out ❌
Suresh Raina IN ☑️ ?— Abhishek Yadav (@yabhishekhd) March 1, 2022
#SureshRaina𓃵 #GujaratTitans Pls purchase him ,,,worth player pic.twitter.com/FcbSIUrB0U
— d boss forever (@o9dvEykq4Au40Dc) March 2, 2022
Jason Roy – Out ❎
Suresh Raina – In ☑️I know Suresh Raina is not playing any competitive or domestic match now but he is a player who can do a strong comeback any time.#sureshraina #raina #jasonroy #GujaratTitans #IPL2022 pic.twitter.com/KN0nftNM9N
— PAKMB (@qZnuoQerNbV0LV5) March 2, 2022
https://twitter.com/JOKER_TRENDS/status/1498910166636396545
https://twitter.com/Praveenkholwal3/status/1498992082681090048
Raina is one of the crowd favourites and barring the 2020 season he has participated in all editions since the inception of the tournament. The 35-year-old is among the six players to score over 5000 runs in the league. With 5528 runs from 205 matches, Raina is currently at the fourth position in the list of highest run-getters at IPL T20.
Meanwhile, Titans are yet to announce the replacement for their opening batter Roy.
