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IPL 2020: One more CSK player tests positive for coronavirus

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New Delhi: Chennai Super Kings all-rounder Suresh Raina has pulled out of the Indian Premier League citing "personal reasons", the franchise said on Saturday even as it emerged that a second player in the team has tested positive for COVID-19.The player in question is a right-handed top-order batsman, who has been a part of India A teams in recent past and is a prolific performer in Ranji Trophy.

On Friday, a T20 specialist pacer had tested positive along with 12 members of the contingent in Dubai.While it is expected that Raina will be issuing a statement later in the day, sources close to the franchise said that one of the biggest draws in IPL desperately needs some downtime to be with his young family at the moment.The 33-year-old had.

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