Former Indian cricketer Suresh Raina, who is currently playing in the Indian Veteran Premier League 2024, revealed about his son’s favorite cricketer. Raina revealed that her son loves watching Virat and that he is her favorite cricketer. Speaking to Sports Tak, Raina mentioned that her son watches a lot of cricket and is a big fan of the game.
indian batsman Virat Kohli It doesn’t need any explanation as to why it has so many fans in all corners of the world. Virat is the most followed Indian sportsman on Instagram and has more than 200 million followers. Virat has set different standards of fitness and is one of the fittest Indian cricketers. The former Indian captain has never missed a match due to injury and runs with speed between the wickets.
Suresh Raina names his son’s favorite Indian cricketer
Suresh Raina said on SportsTak, “Now I have become his coach. Normally, he coaches me. I have to change my grip on him. He has also come here. He is very interested in playing, but I want him to enjoy it. He watches a lot of cricket. He is a big admirer of Virat Kohli.”
Suresh Raina has been one of the best lower order batsmen in the Indian cricket team. The former left-handed batsman was the first Indian cricketer to hit hundreds in all three formats and also the first Indian to hit a ton in T20Is. Raina has played many innings for the Indian cricket team and played at number 5 and 6, where he helped the ‘Men in Blue’ win matches.
Suresh Raina won the 2011 ODI World Cup and the 2013 Champions Trophy along with the Indian team under the captaincy of MS Dhoni. The veteran goalkeeper is supposed to be among Suresh Raina’s closest friends. Both the players played a lot of cricket together not only in the Indian team but also during the Indian Premier League for the Chennai Super Kings. Raina is one of the top scorers of the tournament and is also known as ‘Mr. IPL’.
However, due to a dip in form, Suresh Raina remained unsold in IPL 2022 and hence announced his retirement from the cash-rich league. Furthermore, the friendship between Suresh Raina and MS Dhoni was so deep that both the players announced their international retirement on the same date i.e. August 15, 2020.
Suresh Raina is now seen playing cricket leagues around the world and also does commentary during the Indian Premier League.
Talking about MS Dhoni, the former Indian captain is all set to return to the cricket field and will lead the Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2024. The veteran wicketkeeper will have a chance to become the most successful captain in the cash-rich league in terms of of IPL trophies and would hope to help the franchise win its sixth IPL title. CSK would play the opening match of the tournament on March 22, 2024 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai against Royal Challengers Bangalore.