Indian international cricketer Suresh Raina announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, including the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Tuesday. Albeit being an integral part of four-time IPL champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK), the left-handed batter went unsold in the auction earlier in 2022.
Suresh was a part of the 2011 World Cup winning side and has contributed a permanent fixture in the Indian team for many years. He has represented India in all three formats of the game, but his performance to white-ball cricket highlighted the most.
The 35-year-old scored 5615 runs at an average of 35.31 with his highest score being 116 not out in as many as 226 ODI matches that he played for the nation. Suresh has played about 78 matches and scored 1065 runs in T20Is as well. He was also the first Indian player to score a century in the shortest format of the game.
Earlier, on August 15, 2020 Suresh retired from international cricket, it was the same day when MS Dhoni announced his retirement as an India cricketer.
Meanwhile, the batter release a statement via his official Twitter account on Tuesday, considering his part in the Indian National cricket team as an honour to represent his nation and state through his talent.
The former cricketer further went on to announce his retirement from all formats of the sports and thanked the BCCI and Chennai Superkings amongst others. He also showed gratitude to his fans for their support and unwavering faith in him.
Suresh Raina’s tweet read, “”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.”
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
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