CSK Fans Event: Suresh Raina-Harbhajan and Hayden arrived, then why did Chennai’s best bowler not come?

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As soon as the IPL season arrives, all the teams not only prepare for the tournament, but also try different ways to stay connected with their fans. This trend continues even before the start of IPL 2026 season. One such event was organized by 5-time champion Chennai Super Kings, where a fan event was organized at the team’s home ground Chepauk Stadium. In this event, not only the players of the team but also many old stars of the franchise came and thousands of spectators were present to watch them. But while many stalwarts of the franchise became a part of it, the team’s most successful bowler and star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja did not become a part of it.

In Chepauk on Sunday 28th March, 6 days before the start of the tournament. Chennai Super Kings Organized this special fan event. The entire Chennai squad including MS Dhoni, captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson was present in it. But apart from these, many veterans of CSK were also called. In this, many stalwarts including the team’s most successful batsman Suresh Raina, former opener Matthew Hayden, Michael Hussey, Harbhajan Singh, Murali Vijay, Dwayne Bravo also participated.

Why did Ravindra Jadeja not come to the event?

During this time, all these legends wore the old jersey of Chennai Super Kings and reminded the fans of the old days. Someone was hitting long sixes while batting, while someone was showing the magic of his bowling. But amidst all this, veteran all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who took the maximum 144 wickets in IPL for CSK, did not become a part of it. Now the question is why did this happen? Actually Jadeja did not become a part of it because he is currently an active player and is a part of Rajasthan Royals. When this event was going on, he was busy preparing for the tournament with his team.

Apart from Jadeja, CSK veterans from different franchises took a break from their practice sessions and took part in this event. It also included Gujarat Titans’ new batting coach Matthew Hayden and talent scout Parthiv Patel, Kolkata Knight Riders’ bowling coach Dwayne Bravo and Sunrisers Hyderabad’s bowling coach Muttiah Muralitharan.

Raina-Hayden honored

Talking about the event, Raina and Hayden were inducted into the ‘Hall of Fame’ on behalf of Chennai Super Kings. This is the first time that CSK has started its Hall of Fame honor and these two legends became the first players to make it to it. Apart from these, Samson and Shivam Dubey, who won the T20 World Cup, were honored by Dhoni, while Ayush Mhatre, the captain of the Under-19 World Cup winning team, also received a special award from Dhoni.

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