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At the point when the Indian group won the 2011 ICC World Cup, Suresh Raina, much the same as his colleagues, kept running towards Sachin
Tendulkar, lifted him on his shoulders and took a triumph lap of the Wankhede Stadium.
Come May 27, Raina needs to rehash history at a similar setting in Mumbai - this time for long-lasting companion Mahendra Singh Dhoni, his captain at the Chennai Super Kings.
"MS (Dhoni) conveyed an exceptionally moving discourse when our group assembled in Chennai before the beginning of the current year's IPL. He got very passionate. He administers to Chennai, we as a whole do. He has been astounding for CSK since 2008 and is one of the most pleasant folks around. So this time, we need to win the IPL for Dhoni," uncovered Raina in an elite visit with India Today subsequent to touching base in Delhi for their penultimate round of the gathering stage.
"He gets reprimanded so frequently and each time answers his commentators back through his execution. Now and then, you have to see it from an enthusiastic side too. We unquestionably have a group which can win it for MS this time. You have to accomplish something each time he turns up and that is the reason we need to win the IPL for Dhoni. Ideally, by God's beauty, we will win the last this time, we haven't done it since 2011 so I truly need to do it this time," he included.
Chennai Super Kings have conviction to win from any circumstance: Suresh Raina
With eight wins from 12 amusements up until now, Chennai doesn't resemble a side coming back to the competition following a hole of two years.
"We are generally prepared for the playoffs. Those will be troublesome recreations yet our unit is exceptionally certain correct at this point. This season we batted extremely well as a gathering. Shane Watson and Ambati Rayudu gave us great begins, at that point myself, trailed by MS Dhoni who has been batting so well. Having somebody like Bhajju Pa (Harbhajan) in the group is generally so motivating. He influences you to snicker so frequently as well as persuades you to perform, for your group and nation. He is such a brilliant performer alongside (Dwayne) Bravo. So on the off chance that you see our group is so much experienced and has such a significant number of match champs in it. I read some place after the sale that Chennai group is a cluster of old folks. Be that as it may, it is about involvement and how well you utilize it," said Raina.
There is likewise one man Raina doesn't neglect to offer credit to for Chennai's super demonstrate this season, batting mentor Michael Hussey.
" We have a similar center group, same specialist, same physio, same mentors and a person who has played for us before in Hussey. His info has been astounding, particularly with regards to me. I have invested a great deal of energy with him thus did Rayudu and other youthful Indian hitters. Here and there you require somebody who can comprehend your diversion, your attitude, particularly in a bustling competition like IPL where you continue heading out starting with one ground then onto the next. You require somebody who can amend you and Hussey is a best person in our group. He ensures that everybody contributes and performs with the correct kind of method."
A couple of days back, Raina turned into the principal batsman in the historical backdrop of the IPL to score 300 or more keeps running in every release of the competition which began in 2008. Subsequent to having been a piece of the Indian group on late voyages through South Africa and Sri Lanka, next up are the T20 amusements against Ireland and England. The 31-year-old realizes that continuation of good frame will keep his odds alive for determination in 2019 World Cup group.
"I have constantly done well in England and am energetically anticipating these T20 diversions against Ireland and England. This time we have a decent group and are focusing on the 2019 World Cup. In this group we have a couple of players who won the World Cup in 2011. Choice clearly isn't in my grasp however I am making the most of my opportunity. Ideally, I will keep on doing admirably. I simply need to go out there and do what I have done before and get into the World Cup group and win the glass again for my nation."
Maybe this IPL could be another defining moment in Raina's profession which has seen endless wanders aimlessly. It is the group turned-family which has assumed an instrumental part for the southpaw.
"Not simply me, take a gander at Dhoni, he is getting a charge out of to such an extent. The families are going along this IPL. Every one of our little girls are as one. Hinaya (Harbhajan), Ziva (MS Dhoni), Gracia (Raina) and furthermore Imran Tahir's child. We are having an incredible family time and we have an establishment in CSK who dependably cares for us. You simply need to go out there in the center and perform. No compelling reason to stress over whatever else. The sentiment performing in the center winds up various at that point. With girls playing, spouses shopping and we cricketers visiting about the old circumstances and getting a charge out of the shenanigans of Bhajju Pa, it is a great feeling. That is the reason IPL is so engaging, it resembles a celebration for us," Raina conceded.