Suresh Raina becomes 2nd CSK player after MS Dhoni to play 200 IPL matches

Chennai Super Kings star batsman Suresh Raina will become only the fourth player in the history of IPL to play 200 matches. At the moment, he is only behind MS Dhoni (210), Rohit Sharma (206), and Dinesh Karthik (203) in terms of appearances.

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) batsman Suresh Raina achieved a major landmark when he took the field against Mumbai Indians (MI) on Friday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Raina, who had started his IPL career with CSK in 2008, completed 200 matches in his IPL career. Suresh Raina became only the 4th player to do so after Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni, Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma and Kolkata Knight Riders wicket-keeper batsman Dinesh Karthik. Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli will join Raina and others on the list when he leads his side against Sunrisers Hyderabad next week. Raina, who was Dhoni's vice-captain from 2008 to 2019, didn't miss a single IPL fixture in the first 8 seasons. He missed a game for Gujarat Lions (GL) during his two-year stint with them. Raina moved back to CSK in 2018 and has been with them.