Over the last decade, Suresh Raina has been one of the most reliable players in the Indian limited-overs setup, having played over 200 ODIs for the Men in Blue at the international level. The left-handed batsman was also part of the Indian team which lifted the ICC World Cup in 2011.
In 223 ODIs, Raina has scored 5568 runs at an average of 35.46 and a strike-rate of 93.76. The Uttar Pradesh cricketer’s stats are as impressive in T20Is, having notched up 1203 runs at a strike-rate of 132.92 in 62 matches. He has also represented India in 18 Tests.
Raina, who is a very popular member in the Indian dressing room, turned 30 on Sunday and his team-mates took to Twitter to wish him on the occasion.
As usual, Virender Sehwag came up with a hilarious birthday wish while the others were quite formal.
Happy birthday @ImRaina! Have a rocking year! pic.twitter.com/xMhjExwTrd
— sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) November 27, 2016
When people ask ,Have you seen Aaina ? (mirror)
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) November 27, 2016
Answer is, I have seen Raina .
Happy Birthday Suresh Raina.@ImRaina pic.twitter.com/80tNdyU8UN
Happy Birthday @ImRaina ! Have a great day and an even better year ahead. pic.twitter.com/DckbtTQvMv
— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) November 27, 2016
The guy who's fielding n shotmaking making is outstanding,Wish u a very happy birthday bro @ImRaina have a great one pic.twitter.com/E7Vol3qVQq
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) November 27, 2016
Many happy returns of the day @ImRaina
— Anil Kumble (@anilkumble1074) November 27, 2016
Happy birthday my brother @ImRaina! God bless and wish you lots of success ahead! Lots of love! Hope you have a wonderful time ahead!
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) November 27, 2016
Happy birthday raina Bhai 🎂🎂🎂have a great day..may god bless u 😊@ImRaina pic.twitter.com/xmWZXC2Fqc
— Umesh Yaadav (@y_umesh) November 27, 2016
Wish you a very happy birthday bro and wonderfull year ahead @ImRaina pic.twitter.com/G5vEaOB7JG
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) November 27, 2016
Manny many happy returns of the day @ImRaina bhai waiting to see you back :)
— hardik pandya (@hardikpandya7) November 27, 2016