In sport, uncontrollables play a major role in determining the fortunes of an individual or team. Cricket is no stranger to that, nor is the Indian Premier League. Plenty of times in the IPL, teams have been without their key players - either for a few matches or an entire season - for a variety of reasons, or they've had to play at different venues. This year, it's Chennai Super Kings' turn to be hit by the bug. With two victories on the trot, the two-time former IPL champions have started their comeback season with a bang and while they would like the pattern to continue, certain factors are conspiring to pull them back in their march on return after their two-year hiatus.
IPL 2018
Can't replace Raina; have to find a way to minimise his loss: Fleming
"This is an opportunity for someone else but you'd like to get someone like Suresh Raina back into your side as quick as possible." © BCCI
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