After a glorifying career of 20 years, former Indian batter Suresh Raina decided to put up his shoes permanently. Raina announced his retirement on Tuesday from all formats of cricket. Eventually, the batter bid farewell to international cricket on the 15th of August, 2020 following the path of MS Dhoni.
Now he decided to bid adieu to all the
formats of the game. He took Twitter to announce his decision. He didn't forget
to thank all the people who supported him throughout his career including
Chennai Super Kings, Rajeev Shukla, BCCI, and Uttar Pradesh Cricket
Association.
It has been an absolute honour to represent my country & state UP. I would like to announce my retirement from all formats of Cricket. I would like to thank @BCCI, @UPCACricket, @ChennaiIPL, @ShuklaRajiv sir & all my fans for their support and unwavering faith in my abilities 🇮🇳
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) September 6, 2022
Raina tweeted, "It has been an absolute honour to represent my country & state UP. I would like to announce my retirement from all formats of Cricket. I would like to thank @BCCI, @UPCACricket, @ChennaiIPL, @ShuklaRajiv sir & all my fans for their support and unwavering faith in my abilities."
Suresh Raina was one of those impactful
cricketers who used to get handy for the team. He is one of the very few
batters who smashed centuries in all three formats. Being a member of the World
Cup-winning team in 2011 will certainly be his biggest achievement. Without
this, he was part of the Indian team that won the Champions Trophy in England
in 2013 under MS Dhoni's leadership.
Raina had an eye-catching IPL career as
well. He won 4 IPL trophies with Chennai Super Kings. Raina is even named Mr.
IPL for his remarkable batting records in the IPL. But the southpaw went unsold
in the auction of IPL, 2022. From then, he was away from professional cricket and finally bid adieu to the game permanently.
The impact Raina left in the game, not only
with his batting but also with fielding, will certainly be a benchmark for the
upcoming youngsters who will play the game.
Raina's batting stats:
|
Format |
Match |
Runs |
Average |
Strike rate |
|
Test
(2010–15) |
18 |
768 |
26.5 |
53.1 |
|
ODI
(2005–18) |
226 |
5615 |
35.3 |
93.5 |
|
T20I
(2006–18) |
78 |
1605 |
29.2 |
134.2 |
|
IPL
(2008–2021) |
205 |
5528 |
32.5 |
136.7 |
|
1st
class (2003–18) |
109 |
6871 |
42.1 |
62.9 |
