“It has been an absolute honor to represent my country and state UP. I would like to announce my retirement from all forms of cricket. I would like to thank @BCCI, @UPCACricket, @ChennaiIPL, @ShuklaRajiv sir and all my fans. Want to thank. His support and unwavering belief in my abilities,” he wrote.
It is an absolute honor to represent my country and state UP. I want to announce my retirement to all… https://t.co/Ypnevv0eX5
— Suresh Raina
(@ImRaina) 1662446900000
Earlier on August 15, 2020, Raina announced his retirement from international cricket.
Raina was part of the 2011 World Cup winning team under the captaincy of MS Dhoni. Raina will not play for Uttar Pradesh in the upcoming domestic season.
In an international career spanning 13 years, Raina represented India in 18 Tests, 226 ODIs and 78 T20 Internationals.
Raina scored 5615 runs in 226 ODIs and 1605 runs in 78 T20Is for India. Raina, who scored a century on his Test debut, is also the first Indian to score a century in all three formats of cricket and his hundreds were scored outside India.
Playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Suresh Raina has scored 5528 runs in 205 IPL matches at a strike rate of 136.76 with 39 fifties and one century.
(with inputs from agencies)
Originally published at Pen 18
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