India veteran batsman and CSK player Suresh Raina believe that MS Dhoni is the best captain India has ever got. Well, there are more than enough witnesses to agree with Raina. It stands true that Dhoni has changed the face of Indian cricket during his tenure as a leader.
Raina and Dhoni share a good bond as both plays for the same Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Chennai Super Kings (CSK). And as the time is near for the start of the 13th edition of an annual cricket carnival of India, Raina sheds light on the preparation of the team ahead of the cash-rich league.
Suresh Raina on the preparation of the IPL 2020:
The 33-year-old cricketer opined that the team has now some young talent in the team. He took the name of Tamil Nadu Cricketer Sai Kishori and said that he is bowling well in domestic cricket.
“We have all the seats available. Hopefully, we’ll have more fans now so that there is it will be more energy on the field,” Raina said on ‘The Super Kings show’ on Star Sports Tamil.
“This year we have a lot of new talent in our team. Piyush (Chawla) is there, then we have (Josh) Hazelwood, Sam Curran, Sai Kishore from Tamil Nadu, he has been bowling really well for them. So, I think we have a lot of mixture of youngsters and seniors,” he added.
Suresh Raina lauds MS Dhoni:
Raina believes that the former Indian captain Dhoni, who leads the yellow army in IPL, maintains the same aura as India’s dressing room.
“I think we have the best captain who has changed the Indian team like anything. Now, we have that same aura in our dressing room,” Raina said.
Meanwhile, Dhoni is on sabbatical leave from the Indian team. The fans are hopeful to see him in the popular T20 league which is likely to start from 29 March, this year.