Rahul Dravid lauds Suresh Raina for his outstanding contribution to Indian Cricket

Rahul Dravid heaped praise on Suresh Raina after he anunced his retirement from international cricket. It so happened that 'Chinna Thala' decided to call it a day from highest level moments after his former Indian and current CSK skipper, as well as bestie Mahendra Singh Dhoni, h bid ieu to international cricket on Saturday evening. In fact, it was under Dravid's captaincy that Raina h started his international cricketing career in 2005 (during a tri-series in Sri Lanka that also involved West Indies).

'Fantastic': Rahul Dravid

“Suresh Raina really was one of those young, exciting talents who was coming through system in middle of 2000s - 2004, 2005. Playing U-19 cricket and doing very well. You could see even at that time that Suresh was going to be a very, very important player for India. And that is really how it played out in last dece and a half,” said Dravid while interacting on a video that was posted by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)on ir official Twitter handle.

“A lot of success that India has h in white-ball cricket. A lot of great memories. Suresh has been a part of m. I think his contribution to Indian cricket, especially in white-ball game, has been fantastic. He is a World Cup winner, he is a Champions Trophy winner and just fact that he contributed so much on field. Just energy and enthusiasm he brought, way he raised standard of fielding,” former Indian skipper ded.

 

 

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Raina h last played for India in away limited-overs series against England in 2018. UP cricketer was an integral part of Team India's 2011 World Cup as well as ICC Champions Trophy 2013 triumphs and was a regular member on national side. However, his weakness against short-ball, a slump in form, and injuries meant that he did t find a place in squ.

southpaw has scored over 5,600 ODI runs and 1,605 T20 runs for Men in Blue. left-handed batsman was regarded as Team India's permanent number 4, a position following his snub created a void. 33-year-old mostly played under MS Dhoni and also accompanied his skipper in IPL as he played for CSK. Raina is also first batsman to have 5000 runs in IPL. 

Suresh Raina calls it a day

Moments after MS Dhoni anunced his retirement on Saturday, Suresh Raina also me his anuncement on Instagram. Sharing a picture with his CSK squ including skipper MS Dhoni, Raina wrote, "It was thing but lovely playing with you, MS Dhoni. With my heart full of pride, I choose to join you in this journey. Thank you, India. Jai Hind!"

 

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