The news of former Indian captain MS Dhoni's retirement had not yet reached the cricket fans completely that another big news has arrived.
Dhoni's close friend and fellow player Suresh Raina has also said goodbye to international cricket.While congratulating Dhoni on Instagram, Raina spoke of walking with him in this journey and called the Indian team a boy.
1.Raina has not played competitive cricket for a year
Raina suffered a knee injury to his left leg due to which he has not been able to play competitive cricket since the end of IPL 2019.However, Raina started training early this year and was practicing with the Chennai Superkings until the lockdown.Raina was under training of former Indian team and current CSK trainer George King at Chepak Stadium with CSK.
2. Raina's name is these records in international cricket
Raina is the first Indian batsman to score a century in all three formats of cricket.Raina has led the Indian team to victory by chasing 55 times in ODIs. Raina has 2 centuries and 13 half-centuries in his ODI chase.Raina is India's first and third batsman in the world to score a century in T20 Internationals. Raina is the only Indian to score a century in the T20 World Cup.
3.Raina had a chance to return
Raina last played for India in July 2018, but he was out for almost a year due to injury.By showing the edge of the bat in this year's IPL, Raina could once again knock the door of the national team.If not more, he could have got a chance in the T20 team, given the T20 World Cup to be held in India next year.
4. Raina's international career has been like this
Raina, 33, has played 226 ODIs, 78 T20s and 18 Tests for India.Raina, who scored 5,615 runs in ODIs with five centuries and 36 half-centuries, played his last match for India in July 2018.Raina has scored 768 runs in Tests with a century and seven half-centuries.He has scored 1,604 runs in T20 with one century and five half-centuries.
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