Suresh Raina retires: Cricketers Tendulkar, Kumble, Kohli bid adieu to the 'no.4 batsman'

While tributes pour in for former Indian skipper MS Dhoni on his retirement from international cricket, top cricketers took to Twitter on Saturday, to wish his peer Suresh Raina who also followed in steps of his skipper. Veterans like Sachin Tendulkar, Anil Kumble and Virat Kohli lauded Raina's contribution to Indian cricket while wishing him best of luck for his future endeavors. Similarly, several IPL teams - including Dhoni and Raina's home team - CSK, took to Twitter to cherish Raina's journey till date.

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Following MS Dhoni, Team India batsman Suresh Raina anunced his retirement from international cricket on Saturday.  Raina, who me his debut for Men in Blue in 2005, anunced his retirement just moments after MS Dhoni anunced his. Both players are currently in Chennai for a training camp ahe of IPL 2020 which has been moved to UAE.

Sharing a picture with his CSK squ including skipper MS Dhoni, Raina wrote on Instagram, "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!"

Raina, who was a part of India's 2011 World Cup-winning squ, 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. Meanwhile, 39-year-old MS Dhoni who was on a sabbatical since India lost to New Zealand in World Cup semifinal by 18 runs, anunced his retirement from International cricket confirming several critics' musing about when he would hand his gloves.

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