Published 15:36 IST, December 26th 2020

Suresh Raina celebrates Christmas with Virender Sehwag and Shikhar Dhawan; see pictures

Former Indian batsman Suresh Raina caught up with former teammates and Delhi openers Virender Sehwag and Shikhar Dhawan for Christmas on Friday.

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Former India batsman Suresh Raina caught up with some his former teammates on Christmas Eve. 34-year-old recently courted controversy after being detained by Mumbai Police for flouting coronavirus protocols. w back home, Chennai star caught up with Virender Sehwag and Shikhar Dhawan for Christmas. 

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Suresh Raina meets Sehwag, Dhawan on Christmas, calls m his 'Karan Arjun'

Suresh Raina took to social media on Friday to share an im of him hanging out Virender Sehwag and Shikhar Dhawan. trio sported broad smiles in picture and seemed to enjoy each ors' company. Raina, who posted im on Twitter, termed himself and Dhawan as "Karan Arjun" of Virender Sehwag and expressed his happiness after catching up with two Delhi cricketers. 

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Raina officially anunced his international retirement on Independence Day earlier this year, along with fellow teammate and captain MS Dhoni. southpaw had pulled out of IPL 2020 ahead of start of season, citing personal reasons. However, some media reports suggested that Raina had a feud with Chennai manment over hotel room allocated in Dubai. 34-year-old, however, is set to lead Uttar Pradesh in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 Trophy 2020-21.

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Raina retirement: CSK set to retain star player, left-hander to make a return in SMAT20

Raina has been one of stalwarts of tournament over years will have to sign a new deal with Chennai after his previous deal ended in October after left-hander returned from UAE. MS Dhoni and co. struggled in Raina's absence, as y recorded ir worst-ever IPL season, finishing 7th with just 6 wins from 14 games. official stated that Raina's recent arrest has thing to do with franchise plans and left-hander will be a part of ir set up. 

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34-year-old hasn’t played competitive cricket for past one year but he has been training hard in gym and keeping himself fit for upcoming domestic season in India. SMAT20 after much delay will w kick start Indian domestic season and will be played from January 10 to 31 in six different states where bio-secure hubs will be created, much like ones during IPL and India tour of Australia.  

(Im Courtesy: Suresh Raina Twitter)

15:36 IST, December 26th 2020