Former India batsman Suresh Raina has announced their retirement from all formats of cricket on Tuesday.
Earlier on 15 August 2020, Raina announced his retirement from international cricket, and today decided to hang up his boots from the sport that he has been playing for over two decades.
Raina was part of the 2011 World Cup-winning team under the captaincy of MS Dhoni.
Taking to Twitter to announce his retirement, 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, UPCA Cricket, Chennai IPL, Shukla Rajiv sir & all my fans for their support and unwavering faith in my abilities.” In an international career spanning 13 years, Raina represented India in 18 Tests, 226 ODIs, and 78 T20Is.
Raina gathered 5615 runs from 226 ODIs and 1605 from 78 T20Is for India. Raina, who scored a century on debut in Tests, is also the first Indian to score hundreds in all three formats of cricket and his centuries were scored outside India. While playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) Suresh Raina has 5528 runs to his name in 205 IPL matches with 39 half-centuries and one century at a strike rate of 136.76.