IPL 2026: CSK induct Suresh Raina, Matthew Hayden into first-ever Hall of Fame

Chennai Super Kings connected Sunday unveiled a large milestone successful their past by inducting Suresh Raina and Matthew Hayden into the franchise’s inaugural Hall of Fame. The honour was announced during their instrumentality engagement lawsuit “Roar’26” held astatine the MA Chidambaram Stadium successful Chennai.Raina, 1 of the astir iconic figures successful CSK’s journey, represented the franchise from its inception successful 2008 until 2021. He played a cardinal relation successful 4 title-winning campaigns successful 2010, 2011, 2018 and 2021. Popularly known arsenic ‘Chinna Thala’ among supporters, helium was besides portion of the team’s Champions League T20 triumphs successful 2010 and 2014, wherever helium earned the Player of the Tournament grant successful the second aft scoring 234 runs.

He remains CSK’s starring run-scorer, amassing 5529 runs, including 2 centuries and 38 half-centuries crossed his vocation with the franchise.Hayden, meanwhile, was associated with CSK betwixt 2008 and 2010 and contributed to their aboriginal success. The erstwhile Australian opener was portion of the 2010 IPL-winning broadside and had earlier claimed the Orange Cap successful the 2009 play aft scoring 572 runs, becoming the archetypal CSK subordinate to execute the feat.

In his clip with the franchise, Hayden scored 1117 runs, registering 8 half-centuries.The lawsuit besides saw the beingness of respective erstwhile CSK players, including Muttiah Muralitharan, Ambati Rayudu, Lakshmipathy Balaji, S Badrinath and

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, adding to the celebratory ambiance astatine the franchise’s landmark occasion. CSK volition instrumentality connected Rajasthan Royals successful their opening lucifer connected Monday, 30 March, astatine Guwahati.