{"id":38039,"date":"2020-08-16T04:47:13","date_gmt":"2020-08-16T04:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.com\/?p=38039"},"modified":"2020-08-16T04:47:13","modified_gmt":"2020-08-16T04:47:13","slug":"suresh-raina-retires-from-international-cricket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.com\/?p=38039","title":{"rendered":"Suresh Raina retires from international cricket"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-32897\" style=\"margin-right: 8px; margin-bottom: 8px; float: left;\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Suresh-Raina-T20.jpg\" alt=\"Suresh Raina T20\" width=\"520\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Suresh-Raina-T20.jpg 520w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Suresh-Raina-T20-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Suresh-Raina-T20-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/>Mumbai<\/strong>: Attacking left-hand batsman Suresh Raina officially communicated to BCCI on Sunday about his decision to retire from international cricket. A world-class fielder and a useful bowler, Raina represented India in 18 Tests, 226 ODIs and 78 T20Is in an international career spanning 13 years.<\/p>\n<p>A member of the victorious World Cup winning team in 2011, Raina first made his international debut at the age of 18 and also led India in ODIs and T2OIs when he turned 23. He is the youngest to lead an India men\u2019s T20I side and was also a member of the side that played in India\u2019s first-ever T20I. The southpaw is also the first Indian to score a century in the T20 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Under his captaincy, India registered a 3-2 series victory in West Indies and a 2-0 win over Bangladesh in ODIs and a 2-0 T20I series win in Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n<p>Raina, who scored a century on debut in Tests, is also the first Indian to have hundreds in all three formats of the game and his centuries were scored outside India.<\/p>\n<p>With his mentor MS Dhoni, he formed a lethal batting partnership. Often coming together in crunch situations, the two helped India cross the finish line. Together they scored 2421 runs for the fifth wicket, the most by a pair in ODIs for that wicket.<\/p>\n<p>Sourav Ganguly, President, BCCI: \u201cSuresh Raina has been one of the key performers in limited overs cricket for India. Coming lower down the order and playing some of the match-winning knocks requires a lot of skill and talent. He along with Yuvraj Singh and MS Dhoni formed a solid middle order for India in ODIs. I wish him and his family all the very best.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jay Shah, Honorary Secretary, BCCI: \u201cSuresh Raina has been arguably one of the finest T20 batsmen. A live wire on the field, Raina\u2019s prowess as a left-handed batsman was exhibited throughout his cricketing career. A big match player, Raina\u2019s cameo against Australia in the quarterfinal in the 2011 World Cup was a testimony to his glittering career that followed. I wish him all the very best in the second innings of his career.<\/p>\n<p>Arun Singh Dhumal, Honorary Treasurer, BCCI: I would like to congratulate Suresh Raina on the phenomenal career that he had for Team India. An exceptional fielder and a match-winner, Raina was a treat watch in white-ball cricket. Your energy and skills will be missed. I wish you all the luck in your future endeavours.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-32897\" style=\"margin-right: 8px; margin-bottom: 8px; float: left;\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Suresh-Raina-T20.jpg\" alt=\"Suresh Raina T20\" width=\"520\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Suresh-Raina-T20.jpg 520w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Suresh-Raina-T20-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Suresh-Raina-T20-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/>Mumbai<\/strong>: Attacking left-hand batsman Suresh Raina officially communicated to BCCI on Sunday about his decision to retire from international cricket. A world-class fielder and a useful bowler, Raina represented India in 18 Tests, 226 ODIs and 78 T20Is in an international career spanning 13 years.<\/p>\n<p>A member of the victorious World Cup winning team in 2011, Raina first made his international debut at the age of 18 and also led India in ODIs and T2OIs when he turned 23. He is the youngest to lead an India men\u2019s T20I side and was also a member of the side that played in India\u2019s first-ever T20I. The southpaw is also the first Indian to score a century in the T20 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Under his captaincy, India registered a 3-2 series victory in West Indies and a 2-0 win over Bangladesh in ODIs and a 2-0 T20I series win in Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32897,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38039","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cricket-cricket"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Suresh Raina retires from international cricket - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis &amp; Other Sports<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.com\/?p=38039\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Suresh Raina retires from international cricket - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis &amp; Other Sports\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Mumbai: Attacking left-hand batsman Suresh Raina officially communicated to BCCI on Sunday about his decision to retire from international cricket. 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