Kedar Jadhav, who still plays for India as an all-rounder, has termed recently-retired Suresh Raina as a power hitter and sharp fielder besides being energetic on the field. Kedar Jadhav termed Suresh Raina as an ‘absolute team man’ besides wishing him for having success post-retirement.
Following former Indian skipper MS Dhoni’s footsteps, Suresh Raina also announced his retirement through Instagram while India was celebrating its 74th Independence Day. The trio including MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, and Kedar Jadhav will don the yellow jersey as they will play for — Chennai Super Kings in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) in Emirates beginning on September 19, 2020.
Suresh Raina Is Feared By Opposition Batsmen To Take Quick Run
Suresh Raina made his debut way back in 2005 for India but failed to score like MS Dhoni. However, over the years, the southpaw has become one of the finest limited-overs cricketers — and is the first Indian to register centuries in all three formats.
The 33-year-old Suresh Raina has featured in only 18 Tests for India but has shown his batting prowess in 226 ODIs and 78 T20Is. Raina is also feared by opposition batsmen who are reluctant to take quick singles when he is on the field. The cricketer has rarely missed any chances whatsoever in terms of taking catches on the field.
The southpaw Suresh Raina has notched up 5,615 ODI runs averaging 35.31 besides scoring 768 runs in Tests with his highest being 120. In the shortest format T20I, he has scored 1605 runs at a decent average of 29.18. He was a part of the 2011 World Cup which India won under MS Dhoni after a hiatus of 28 years. The batsman played crucial knocks in the quarter-finals and the semi-finals as India made it to the finals.
Kedar Jadhav Terms Suresh Raina As A Team Man
Kedar Jadhav is a batting all-rounder besides bowling right-arm off-breaks and keeping wickets occasionally. He made his ODI debut in 2014 and T20I debut in 2015 but has already reached 35 years of age. His recent run drought and dip in form besides his age have made him doubtful for a long future in Indian colors.
But his average of 42.82 is still praiseworthy in ODIs where he has scored 1242 runs in 64 appearances. He has played in only 9 T20Is, the last one being in 2017 where he has scored only 122 at an average of 20.33 only. He has also taken 27 wickets in ODIs.
Kedar Jadhav though plays for CSK since 2018 besides Suresh Raina who plays for CSK since the inaugural year of IPL in 2008 and captained Gujarat Lions in 2016 and 2017 when CSK was banned to play in IPL. He was however full of praise for Suresh Raina wishing him for future endeavors.
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MS Dhoni, 39, is the world’s only captain to win all the three major ICC trophies-the T20I World Cup in 2007, the 2011 50 overs ODI World Cup, and 2013 Champions Trophy. His CSK teammate Suresh Raina, on the other hand, has not played after 2018 but has already scored one test century, five ODI century, and one T20I century.