Rohit Sharma says Suresh Raina’s decision to retire ‘bit shocking’

New Delhi: Indian batsman Rohit Sharma on Sunday said Suresh Raina’s decision to retire from international cricket was a “bit shocking” to him as he extended “best wishes” to Raina for his future.

“Bit shocking but I guess you feel it when you feel it. Good career bro, have a great retirement, still remember the time when we came into the squad best wishes moving forward @ImRaina,” Sharma tweeted.

Bit shocking but I guess you feel it when you feel it. Good career bro, have a great retirement, still remember the time when we came into the squad ? best wishes moving forward @ImRaina pic.twitter.com/63nmPkuiMM

— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) August 16, 2020

On Saturday, the World Cup-winning captain, MS Dhoni, announced his retirement from international cricket. And minutes after Dhoni’s retirement, Raina also announced that he is retiring from international cricket.

“It was nothing but lovely playing with you, @mahi7781. With my heart full of pride, I choose to join you in this journey. Thank you India. Jai Hind!” Raina had written in an Instagram post.

 

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It was nothing but lovely playing with you, @mahi7781 . With my heart full of pride, I choose to join you in this journey. Thank you India. Jai Hind! ??

A post shared by Suresh Raina (@sureshraina3) on Aug 15, 2020 at 7:36am PDT

Raina is the first Indian batsman to register centuries in all three formats of the game.

The 33-year-old has played 18 Tests, 226 ODIs, and 78 T20Is for India. The left-handed batsman scored 5,615 runs in ODI cricket at an average of 35.31.

He registered 768 runs in the longest format of the game with his highest score being 120. In the shortest format of the game, Raina scored 1,605 runs at an average of 29.18.

Raina was also a part of the 2011 World Cup-winning squad and the batsman had played crucial knocks in the quarter-finals and semi-finals of the tournament. (ANI)