Indian all-rounder Suresh Raina announced his retirement as soon as his close friend Dhoni announces retirement from international cricket. Both of them along with some CSK players reached Chennai to start their practice in Chennai camp before leaving to UAE where IPL 2020 scheduled to play.
Raina Thanked His Fans:
After announcing his retirement from international cricket Suresh Raina took his Instagram to thank for the support he received on his carrier. His quotes as follow
“With a lot of mixed feelings, I’m able to make this announcement of my retirement. From a very young age, I was a small boy who had literally lived Cricket on every street, gali, and nukkad of my small town before making it to the Indian team.
All I have known is cricket, all I have done is cricket & it runs through my veins.
There hasn’t been a single day without counting my blessings & without acknowledging everything I have received from god & my people who showered nothing but love on me.
All I strived for was to value those blessings & give me everything in return to my game, to my country & everyone who has been a part of this journey.
I had multiple surgeries, setbacks & moments when I felt that this is it but I didn’t stop or settle for anything which was not justified.
It’s been an incredible ride and it would not have been possible without everyone who supported me during my ups and downs. This journey could not have been possible without the unflinching support and sacrifices of my parents, my loving wife Priyanka, my children Gracia and Rio, my brothers, my sister, and all members of our family. This is all for you.
My Coaches who always showed me the right direction, my Physicians for helping me heal, my trainers for helping me perform at the highest level.
My boys in BLUE, nothing would have been possible without the support of the wonderful India Team in blue. I had the pleasure of playing with the best of the very best players and all of them played for Team India. I feel lucky to have played under the captaincy of some of the best minds in the game Rahul Bhai, Anil Bhai, Sachin Paaji, Chiku, and especially with @mahi7781 for guiding me as a friend and mentor.
Thank you @indiancricketteam and @upcacricket for all the support and making the dreams of a boy from UP wanting to play for team India come true.
And lastly my fans, I am what I am because of the love and adulation that you have showered upon me thru the years.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for everyone who supported me in playing International Cricket at the highest level. I’ll always be filled with nothing but gratitude 🙏
Forever, Team India 🇮🇳 Jai Hind ✌️”
Teammates Comment on Raina’s post
As soon as he posted this his IPL teammates Faf du Plessis and Harbhajan Singh replied to his post where South African cricketer Faf du Plessis comment as “@sureshraina3 great career bud. Legend of a man”.
Harbhajan Singh who played with Raina in both IPL and Indian cricket team, comment as “God bless you”.
