MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina stunned the entire nation with their unbelievable announcement on Friday evening. The two Indian World Cup-winning cricketers called it a day on their careers together. While MS Dhoni had still reached the twilight of his career, many fans believed that Raina still had a few years of international cricket left in him.
Suresh Raina and MS Dhoni will always be remembered for selflessness. The two players were very close to each other and in this article, we will look at the 5 things that prove MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina were no less than brothers.
5.Suresh Raina wears MS Dhoni’s jersey
MS Dhoni announced his retirement from Test cricket just like the way he did from international cricket. Just after his retirement, in the next series, Suresh Raina was surprisingly seen wearing his jersey.
This move surprised everyone because usually a player’s jersey number is never taken by any other player in Test cricket. However, Raina and Dhoni were no less than brothers, which is why Dhoni gave him his jersey.
4.Did everything together on the field
MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina achieved several milestones together on the field. They won the 2011 World Cup as a part of the Indian team. Two years later, they even won the ICC Champions Trophy.
In the IPL, they won the trophies together only for CSK. They also won CLT20. When they played apart in IPL, both lost in playoffs and final respectively.
3.Suresh Raina tells MS Dhoni about Ziva birth
Sakshi Singh Dhoni gave birth to Ziva when India was touring Australia. Many fans would know that Dhoni was not present when his daughter was born. Such is the bond between Dhoni and Raina that Sakshi first messaged Raina about this good news and told him to share this with his captain MS Dhoni.
2.MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina’s kids
It is no secret that the families of Suresh Raina and MS Dhoni are close to each other because of their bond. Dhoni and Raina have lovely daughters as well.
MS Dhoni had once surprisingly showed up in the birthday party of Suresh Raina’s daughter. This incident highlights the relationship that the two families have.
1.Both debuted with zero and retired on the same day
Earlier, we discussed how MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina won major tournaments together, with both India and Chennai Super Kings on the cricket field.
However, another interesting coincidence is there between the two and that is both got out for zero debut. Still, they made it big in the cricket world. While they could not start their careers together, Raina and Dhoni decided to end it on same day.
This bizarre announcement has shaken the entire cricket world, because no one expected this to happen so soon. Speculations were rife that Dhoni would play in T20 World Cup, while Raina was also looking to return. Both the legends have left the field without a perfect farewell. Now, the full CSK team will try to win IPL 2020 for these two gems.
