Suresh Raina – This guy has played enough of T20Is and T20 matches under the best captain of the world, M.S. Dhoni. The apprentice to Dhoni, when had a task to face his teacher in IPL 2016 when he led Gujarat Lions, overpowered him and defeated M.S. Dhoni-led Rising Pune Supergiants. This could be the been the last thing which Dhoni could have hope as Raina had played under him non-stop eight years and never Dhoni would’ve thought that his deputy would go on to defeat him, not just once, twice.
Suresh Raina had a great outing as skipper of Gujarat Lions as his team ended as a table topper by virtue of winning nine out of 14 games they played but those two wins against Rising Pune Supergiants were the highlight of Gujarat Lions’ first stint in Indian Premier League.
The experience of Suresh Raina will also come into play at the selection meet.