Known as India's finest T20 specialist, Suresh Raina has burst into the international scene as a teenage prodigy during the Greg Chappell era. His power, class and elegance were a hallmark of the Uttar Pradesh batsman's status in the international scene since his ODI debut in 2005. Raina's form dipped over the years and since then his call-up to the national team has been more of a switch. The batsman has been chipping in with his play whenever the opportunity was provided has his role became more of a guy who helps the team project a score. Raina's form dropped after the UP batsman was unable to clear the yo-yo test which left him quite disappointed but made him prove a point failure. After clearing the test, Raina burst back into the scene for India's tour of South Africa in 2018 and since then the Indian fans have been witnessing classic Raina back to his beast form.
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Former Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma finally played a long innings after those 30s and 40s as he broke a few records during his 105-run knock against the Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2024. Chennai Super Kings won the game eventually by 20 runs as Mumbai Indians lost the steam at the end.
The final of the inaugural season of Indian Veterans Premier League (IVPL) was played between Mumbai Champions and VVIP Uttar Pradesh in Greater Noida. Pawan Negi smashed a sensational ton in the final as UP chased down 215 runs to win the title.
After 10 days of action, the inaugural edition of the Indian Veteran Premier League 2024 will get its first winner as VVIP Uttar Pradesh face Mumbai Champions in the summit clash. Here are all the details of when and where to watch the final on TV and online.
India overcame several challenges in the ongoing Test series against England to seal the contest with one match to go. The likes of Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah have been unavailable for entire or part of the series and the youngsters have stepped up.
Shivam Dube earned the Player of the Match award for his all-round brilliance in the IND vs AFG 1st T20I at the PCA IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali. Dube scored an unbeaten 60 after impressing with the ball in the first innings. Notably, Raina praised Dube for his bowling.
The youngsters, who have gotten chances for India so far in T20Is for the last 6-8 months, have impressed one and all. The likes of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jitesh Sharma and Rinku Singh have taken the chances with both hands, however, as per Suresh Raina, an experienced player could be India's X-factor.
"If you look at the World Cup venues, the wicket will be a bit tricky. India will need the experience of Rohit and Kohli there. Kohli is about to make 12000 runs in T20 cricket. So, their presence will boost India's batting and will certainly better India," Raina said.
After 15 league stage matches, Manipal Tigers and Urbanrisers Hyderabad have made it to the top two positions of points table. Also, the matches of this edition are set to take place in Surat for the first time and all eyes will be on the behaviour of the surface
Scoring a century across all three formats isn't an easy task especially in an era where the players are being selected for specific formats. However, as many as six Indian players have achieved this special feat.
Suresh Raina's name is part of the LPL Auction 2023 that is set to happen on June 14. Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has also announced the details of where to watch Lanka Premier League Auction 2023.
Suresh Raina took a hilarious dig at Shahid Afridi after a reporter asked him a question about his comeback from retirement
Raina, one of India's former Test players feels that Australia might have missed a trick.
IPL 2023: Recently Suresh Raina and Ravindra Jadeja had a brotherly exchange on their social media handles. This exchange has left CSK fans curious about Raina's future in the Indian Premier League
Raina also gave his take on Dinesh Karthik's inclusion in the playing XI and the decision of naming Shami as Bumrah's replacement.
The tournament will begin on 10th of September in Kanpur where India Legends will lock horns with the South African legends.
Raina has scored 5528 runs which include one century and 39 half-centuries in his 12-year-long IPL journey.
As soon as Suresh Raina's retirement tweet surfaced on the internet, fans flooded Twitter with 'will miss you' posts. Many Raina fans even urged him to take back his decision while others said that they will wait to see him in overseas T20 leagues.
Suresh Raina has announced his retirement from all formats of the game and has tweeted about it on his official social media handle
The second ODI at the legendary Lord's stadium today witnessed a reunion of a few Indian greats including the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Harbhajan Singh, Suresh Raina, and MS Dhoni. Each one of these have their history on the ground.
While the social media was abuzz about Raina being ignored and it probably meant an end to the IPL legend's run in the league, CSK CEO K S Viswanathan said team combination and form meant the left-handed UP batter could not fit into the team.
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