Suresh Raina, a legend in the Indian Premier League, went unsold during the two-day IPL auction 2022. Many fans were taken aback, given Raina's stellar performances with Chennai Super Kings (CSK) throughout the years. In his first tenure, the 2011 World Cup winner played with CSK from 2008 to 2015. From 2018 to 2021, he played for CSK once more. With 5,528 runs from 205 games, he is also the fourth-highest run-scorer in IPL history. He has scored 4,687 runs with CSK in his IPL career. CSK CEO Kasi Viswanath revealed why the franchise did not bid for Raina on YouTube.

"For the past 12 years, Raina has been one of CSK's most consistent performers. Of course, not having Raina was difficult for us, but you should also understand that team composition is determined by the form and type of team that each team wishes to have ", he explained.

"That's one of the reasons we thought he might not fit into this team," he continued.

CSK paid Rs 14 crore for Deepak Chahar during the IPL 2022 auction in Bengaluru, making him the most expensive Indian bowler in tournament history.

Ambati Rayudu, Dwayne Bravo, and Uthappa were also bought back by the franchise for a total of Rs 6.75 crore, Rs 4.40 crore, and Rs 2 crore, respectively.

The CSK CEO also appeared to be frustrated at not being able to re-sign Faf du Plessis, who was instrumental in Dhoni's team winning the title last season. Royal Challengers Bangalore purchased the South African.

"We will miss him, we will miss Faf who has been with us for the last decade," he said, explaining the process and dynamics of the auction.