Suresh Raina Breaks Silence on Hotel Room Rift With CSK Skipper MS Dhoni in UAE

Calling the row ‘fabricated’, Suresh Raina has broken his silence on the hotel room rift with skipper MS Dhoni in UAE and said it was not an issue and needed to be handled well.Media reports had suggested that it was because he wanted a room similar to Dhoni’s as it had a balcony and that is what upset the ace CSK batsman.

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“CSK is my family too and Mahi bhai (MS Dhoni) is most important to me and this was a tough decision but with the family back home, I had to come back for them,” he added.

Hailing the CSK team management and the BCCI, he also said that they are doing a commendable job to ensure everyone is safe.

“The team management and BCCI are doing a very commendable job keeping everyone safe. This has never been done before and its new for everyone so every day is new. It’s a highly secure environment and no one without access can move anywhere. We were all inside our rooms with no human interaction and there was a test every two days.”