These are testing times for the three-time IPL champions Chennai Super Kings team who are in UAE to participate in this years edition. First two players Deepak Chahar and Ruturaj Gaekwad along with twelve other support staff tested positive for coronavirus and are being treated. Then came the heavy blow as star batsman and fielder par excellence Suresh Raina came back home due to alleged differences with the team management as well as a personal tragedy losing his uncle and cousin in a murder case.

Now another huge setback has come in the form of ace spinner Harbhajan Singh who has not travelled with the team to the UAE announcing that he is out of the tourney due to personal reasons.

Harbhajan has tweeted "Dear Friends I will not be playing IPL this year due to personal reasons. These are difficult times and I would expect some privacy as I spend time with my family. CSK management has been extremely supportive and I wish them a great IPL
Stay safe and Jai Hind".

Meanwhile Kasi Viswanathan the CEO of CSK has responded "Harbhajan Singh informed us he won’t be available due to personal reasons. Team Chennai Super Kings is supportive of his decision and stands by him and his family during these testing times".

Dear Friends
I will not be playing IPL this year due to personal reasons.These are difficult times and I would expect some privacy as I spend time with my family. @ChennaiIPL CSK management has been extremely supportive and I wish them a great IPL
Stay safe and Jai Hind

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) September 4, 2020

Harbhajan Singh informed us he won’t be available due to personal reasons. Team Chennai Super Kings is supportive of his decision and stands by him and his family during these testing times.

KS Viswanathan
CEO

— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) September 4, 2020