Former Indian all-rounder Suresh Raina was a member of the 2011 Cricket World Cup-winning team under Mahendra Singh Dhoni. He played under the captaincy of Rahul Dravid during the initial phases of his career, while he ended his career under the captaincy of Virat Kohli. Having played under all three great leaders, Raina gave his views on their captaincy styles and also ranked them according to his opinion.
In a chat with RJ Raunac on YouTube, Suresh Raina spoke at length about various topics. As mentioned ahead, the Indian all-rounder was part of the Indian squad that won the ICC Cricket World Cup in the year 2011. Two years later, Raina won the ICC Champions Trophy with the Indian cricket team. He also represented the country in the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup and the 2016 ICC T20 World Cup.
On August 15, 2020, Raina announced his retirement from all formats of international cricket along with Dhoni. He is still active in the Indian Premier League, and he will play for the Chennai Super Kings in the second phase of the 2021 edition of the tournament.
During his interview with RJ Raunac, Raina was asked to rate the captaincy styles of MS Dhoni, Rahul Dravid and Virat Kohli. Here’s what Raina replied:
“I have played a lot with Mahi bhai (MS Dhoni) the batsman, the player and the leader. Rahul (Dravid) bhai was my captain when I started out playing for India, when the core of the team was being built. So will go with Mahi bhai (1st), Rahul bhai (2nd) and Virat Kohli (3rd). I have had many good partnerships with Virat Kohli and he has created very impressive records. So yeah, that would be my order – Dhoni , Rahul and Cheeku (Virat).”
Suresh Raina will be in action on September 19
Fans are excited to see the return of Suresh Raina and MS Dhoni to the cricket field on September 19 when MI takes on CSK in IPL 2021. It will be interesting to see if the Chennai Super Kings can win the 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League.
