Suresh Raina shares statement on retirement; thanks fans, family, BCCI & the Men in Blue

A day after joining former India skipper MS Dhoni in retirement, Suresh Raina has released an official statement confirming news. number four batsman thanked his teammates, family, his fans and BCCI for support he received during his international career. UP-l h me his debut for Men in Blue in 2005 and will continue to play for Chennai Supre Kings in IPL 2020. 

"With a lot of mixed feelings I'm able to make this anuncement of my retirement. From a very young , I as a small boy h literally lived cricket on every street, gali and nukk of my small town before making it to Indian team. All I have kwn is cricket, all I have done is cricket & it runs through my veins," Raina wrote. 

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"My boys in BLUE, thing would have been possible without support of wonderful India Team in blue. I h pleasure of playing with best of very best players and all of m played for Team India. I feel lucky to have played unde captaincy of some of best minds in game Rahul Bhai, Anil Bhai, Sachin Paaji, Chiku and especially with MS Dhoni for guiding me as a friend and mentor," left-handed batsman ded. 

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Suresh Raina shares official statement

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. 

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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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