Reasons behind Raina retired with Dhoni

Mahendra Singh Dhoni is one of India’s most successful captains. He suddenly announced his retirement from cricket in 2020. Which shocked the cricket fans all over the world. Another surprise was that another star Indian cricketer Suresh Raina retired shortly after Dhoni’s retirement. But why did he retire with Dhoni? This question is in the minds of many. After ending all the speculations, Suresh Raina himself revealed the secret of the retirement of the two people at the same time.

Raina made his debut in the Indian national cricket team in 2005. He played for India under the leadership of Dhoni for a long time. The Dhoni-Raina friendship in 22 yards and outside the field is not unknown to anyone. Raina’s relationship with this former captain of India was very deep. Both were match winners. On August 15, 2020, Dhoni announced the end of his illustrious cricket career through a post on social media. Raina also announced his retirement within 30 minutes. In an interview recently, Raina said the reason for announcing his retirement with Dhoni.

Raina said, “My relationship with Dhoni is different in 22 yards. We have played so many matches together. I have played with Dhoni in the national team and I have had the good fortune to play with him in the CSK team. I have received a lot of love on and off the field. In my cricketing career I got a lot. When he retired, it felt like enough, time to think about my own career too. Then I retired.”

Dhoni was born in Ranchi, Jharkhand. On the other hand, Raina is a boy from Uttar Pradesh. Raina also said, “I am from Ghaziabad. I grew up there. Dhoni came from Ranchi. And I played under him first. And later I played for the country. And that is our relationship. We have played many finals together. Even the World Cup together. Dhoni is one of India’s most successful captains. He is also a great captain. Above all, he is a very big-hearted person. His humanity on and off the field is unparallel. He handled all situations with a cool head.”

Raina made his debut in international cricket at the age of 18. He made his debut in the Indian team in 2005 with one-day cricket against Sri Lanka. Five years later, he started Test cricket. And he came into the limelight by scoring a century in his debut Test match. He scored 5615 runs in 226 matches in international one day cricket. In Test cricket, 768 runs came from his bat in 18 Test matches. He scored 1650 runs in international T20 cricket. Suresh Raina was also one of the most important members of the Indian team that won the World Cup in 2011.