According to the recent reports, Dawid Malan might replace Suresh Raina in the upcoming edition of IPL. Dawid Malan has been in a great run of form in T20s. He recently overtook Babar Azam to become the number one T20 batsmen in world cricket.
Dawid Malan has been a consistent run-scorer for England in T20 internationals. He turned out with match-winning performances in the recently concluded T20 series against Australia. Malan scored 66(43) and 42(32) in the first and second match of the series.
“These are just discussions, nothing has been finalized as such. Malan is a very accomplished T20 player. He is also a left hander like Raina. But team management hasn’t taken any final call on whether to call for Raina’s replacement or not,” the CSK source told InsideSport on condition of anonymity.
Suresh Raina pulled out of IPL 2020, citing personal reasons:
On the final day of the mandatory quarantine period, CSK were dealt with a huge blow as 13 members of the CSK contingent were tested positive for novel coronavirus. Hours after the news surfaced on the internet, Suresh Raina pulled out of IPL 2020, citing personal reasons.
Reports, though, had suggested that he might make a comeback in the tournament. Suresh Raina has also uploaded a few videos where he could be seen working out in a bid to prepare for IPL 2020. However it has now been learnt that English batsman, David Malan is likely to replace Indian cricketer.
Dawid Malan, in his illustrious career, has played 16 T20 internationals, scoring 682 runs at an impressive average and strike rate of 48.7 and 146.7 respectively.
The Indian Premier League 2020 is scheduled to start from 19th September 2020. As per the official schedule, the first match of the tournament will see Chennai Super Kings taking on Mumbai Indians on 19th September 2020.
All the matches will be played in three venues- Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Dubai.
The final of the tournament will be played on 10th November 2020.
