'Mr IPL' Suresh Raina Announces Retirement from All Forms of Cricket

Former Indian batter Suresh Raina has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.

The 35-year-old confirmed the development through a social media post.

Raina, one of India's greatest middle-order batters, went unsold in the IPL 2022 mega auction earlier this year. Surprisingly, even Chennai Super Kings didn’t bid for the player who had brought laurels for them in the past.

Raina retired from international cricket in August 2020.

Raina falls among one of the most influential white-ball batsmen India have ever produced.

His credentials while playing in the middle order are deemed invaluable.

Similarly, Raina is also known for his acrobatic fielding, especially in white-ball cricket. He emerged as one of the most athletic fielders in world cricket. Over the years, Raina showed a knack for inflicting startling run-outs while fielding inside the 30-yard circle.

Raina’s international career spanned 13 years during which he played 18 Tests, 226 ODIs, and 78 T20Is for India. 
He even got an opportunity to captain the team and delivered desired results.  He has  5615 runs from 226 ODIs and 1605 from 78 T20Is for India.

Mr. IPL
Raina emerged as one of the most versatile batters in the IPL, having earned the "Mr. IPL" tag.
He is still the fifth-highest run-scorer of the tournament, having scored 5,528 runs at an impressive average of 32.51.
The left-handed batsman also owns one hundred and 39 fifties.
In 2019, Raina became the first batsman in IPL history to cross the 5,000-run mark.

Records made by Raina in international cricket
During his illustrious career, Raina reached several milestones across formats.
In 2010, Raina became the 12th Indian cricketer to slam a century on Test debut (120 vs Sri Lanka).
Notably, he was the first Indian to register a ton in all three formats.
Raina still remains the only Indian with a hundred in both T20I and ODI World Cup.