Suresh Raina retires from all formats of cricket including Indian Premier League
India Today
Suresh Raina on Tuesday announced that he has retired from all forms of cricket, including the IPL. Raina was unpicked in this year's IPL auction.
Suresh Raina on Tuesday announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, including the Indian Premier League. Raina, who was an integral part of four-time IPL champions Chennai Super Kings, went unsold in the auction earlier in 2022.
The left-handed batter was a permanent fixture in the Indian team for many years and was part of the 2011 World Cup winning side as well. Raina has represented India in all three formats of the game, but his contributions to white-ball cricket stand out.
In 226 ODI matches for the nation, the left-handed batter scored 5615 runs at an average of 35.31 with his highest score being 116 not out. When it comes to T20Is, Raina played 78 matches and scored 1065 runs. He was also the first Indian player to score a century in the shortest format of the game.
The 35-year-old had retired from international cricket on August 15, 2020 - the same day when MS Dhoni announced his retirement as an India cricketer. On Tuesday, Raina released a statement via his official Twitter account and said that it has been a honour to represent his nation and state in cricket.
