How A Single Delivery Ended Suresh Raina's Career

[@maurinraval5189]

Great analysis bud! A very well made video. As a Suresh Raina fan, I am so glad to see such an insightful video encompassing almost all the points that led to downfall of Raina's career. Now I don't know if you have followed his career in realtime, or have just studied his career to make this video, I feel that one more point was needed in this video. I don't know how many people will agree, but I have a VERY strong feel that Raina's bats made a lasting impact on his career. If you see his batting pre 2012 T20 WC, his batspeed was something else, pertaining to what I feel were light-weighted SG bats. When he started using Adidas bats during 2012 T20 WC, I suddenly noticed a difference in his batspeed and in-turn in his shotmaking, which was visible throughout his career post swtiching to Adidas bats. See his batspeed in the 2011 England ODI series, and compare it with his batspeed in 2014 Eng ODI series or 2013 champions trophy or 2013-14 home season. See his batspeed during 2012 CB series and compare it with 2015 WC or 2016 Aus T20 series. I could point out the actual innings/ shots and/or the dismissals that shows this difference. For instance, see his lord's 2011 Eng series innings, where he is hitting Finn over mid wicket for a huge six, just see from where he pick up that shot and try to remeber if these kind of shots were played post 2012. Besides this batspeed thing, I feel that Raina was underused in T20Is particulary in T20 WCs. His IPL position was no.3, but in T20Is his batting position was never fixed: 1. due to him being not very consistent at No.3, 2. due to his ability to take risks from Ball 1 3. due to him batting lower down the order, India had a good finishing line up 4. due to Virat being Virat at No.3 ). Having said that, 2014 T20 wc was India's wc, Raina could have been the MVP for India in that tournament, but god knows why did Virat was not given the opening with Rohit and why was Raina not batting at no.3. He hardly came to bat in that WC. I would like to tell you that this video brings back all the pain that most Raina fans experienced post 2015. I waited (still wait) for each and every inning of his, be it in IPL, be it for the Indian team be it for UP, be it for any Legends league he plays in, but post 2015 I never really saw Raina in full flow.

[@cricketbyjb]

First of all, thank you so much for the support. You call us insightful? What you've said and commented is one of the most interesting takes and unfortunately/fortunately not something we thought of. It's interesting you talk about the change of bats because we'll be curious to know who manufactured the Adidas bats (because they themselves don't manufacture cricket bats) to see if he changed the weight or something that drastic. But this is honestly so interesting that we will go back and look through everything you said. Thank you so much for taking your time to comment this down. Our idea of making videos like these is to teach people or show people that it's more than just a bat and ball game. If people like you and us support each other? This game will only grow and geeks of the sport like us will only enjoy that. So thank you so much once again. This was really insightful.

[@sazidahmed1314]

Great job brother

[@johnmajor4173]

@@cricketbyjb 👍🏻👍🏻

[@johnmajor4173]

Really a different view !! 👍🏻👍🏻

[@Trafalgar_D_Water_Law__]

It hurts to see your favorite player gets under used

[@anirudhnairpace4down]

Raina's 35-40 runs down the order is what we missed in multiple ICC events' semifinals and finals.

[@sarthakbhalerao1045]

He played so many T20 World Cup not playing those innings, he failed in 2015 SF as well, really not sure away from Home his ICC event's scores were good, only in India he was good, away he couldn't bat. Hardly scored those 35-40 when needed like the Yuvraj gave us in so many away ICC tournaments. Sorry if this hurts you if you are a Raina fan, but that's the truth

[@tapojyotidatta8183]

​@@sarthakbhalerao1045Scored in the quarter final

[@reddy0361]

@@sarthakbhalerao1045 in 2015 WC , his half century is reason for india's win against pakistan when virat playing very slow innings, he made a century against zim and a half century in quarter finals...

[@karthiksharma7857]

I think I am expecting the same thing from kohli in all icc events 🤡 that's the why we choke in 2015, 17 19 23

[@karthiksharma7857]

​@@sarthakbhalerao1045 but kohli is not able to give in a single match of icc events such a shame 😂

[@abhijiththampi]

Raina was the true unselfish batter in that lineup. Always came on at difficult times and played shots from ball 1. Electric fielding.

[@yamlajatt7481]

Sourav Ganguly had the same problem with Short ball. But he played at a different time where he could duck short ball and play some dot balls. Also Saurav Ganguly was amazing timer of the ball and even after exposing stumps, sometimes hit superb sixes of short ball. That's why he had Longer and successful career.

[@srashtars]

@@yamlajatt7481Even Ganguly never fully solved the problem and his career got cut short by the Chappell era. But yeah he handled slightly better than Raina

[@hindilearn8044]

All these comments are gold 🥇

[@Pratik_XOP]

Selfless*

[@SANJUKUTTAN826]

​@@hindilearn8044Facts ❤😊

[@rhodephorus7733]

Raina's 87 runs off 25 balls against kxip in IPL 2014 qualifier 2 is still one of the most iconic innings in T20 history. If it wasn't for McCullum's blunder which resulted in an ugly run out for Raina, he would have surely broken Gayle's record of fastest century in IPL. God knows how many more runs he would have scored before helping CSK chase that mammoth target of 227.

[@kanakTheGold]

Another blind supporter with may be hypothesis. In fact Gayle also may have scored 200 in T20 if not for Dilshan's blunder in thar game. So what's your point, fanboi ?

[@lionheart650]

​@@kanakTheGold175 not out There is no ifs

[@rhodephorus7733]

@@kanakTheGold this video is about Suresh Raina and how did he disappear from the limelight of international cricket and IPL all of a sudden. So what's wrong if I want to recount one of the best and least talked about innings of T20 cricket. Gayle's 175* wasn't interrupted by any dismissal or Dilshan's 'blunder', he came in as an opener and was on the crease till the very last ball. But Raina had scored 87 off just 25 and CSK had just batted 6 overs but already reached 100 runs, just goes on to show how immensely he had contributed to CSK's innings. Scoring the next 13 runs in less than 5 balls wasn't a big deal for him the way he was already batting and his strike rate of 348. It's a fact that McCullum's lack of awareness led to Suresh Raina being dismissed in the most unpleasant manner. CSK deserved to play the 2014 final against KKR and smash them as well for a 3rd title.

[@yamlajatt7481]

​@@rhodephorus7733Sourav Ganguly had the same problem with Short ball. But he played at a different time where he could duck short ball and play some dot balls. Also Saurav Ganguly was amazing timer of the ball and even after exposing stumps, sometimes hit superb sixes of short ball. That's why he had Longer and successful career.

[@kdentertainment9706]

You ipl kids always drags IPL performance to justify international failures

[@vishaldora8803]

Suresh Raina is one of the best T20 international players . India has ever produced.

[@40preethammothikar55]

One of the first major T20 stars all over the world

[@Hegde-wj6hd]

@@40preethammothikar55 . Aviral Kumar of IIT-Guwahati in Ajaikumar's Lab is a big bad bully. Aviral Kumar is the reason for the mental trauma behind many students, bcuse he keeps shouting screaming and abusing others. Indians please note.

[@yamlajatt7481]

Sourav Ganguly had the same problem with Short ball. But he played at a different time where he could duck short ball and play some dot balls. Also Saurav Ganguly was amazing timer of the ball and even after exposing stumps, sometimes hit superb sixes of short ball. That's why he had Longer and successful career.

[@anil-kumar75]

Even we moved from Shikhar Dhawan too Early, For all the contributions he has done in 2013CT, 2015WC, 2017CT and 2019Wc. he deserved to play the 2023 WC at Home. We moved on to Gill and he didn't even delivered in a single match in that tournament. Feeling Sad for Dhawan for not giving him a proper sendoff.

[@prathambanga709]

Can't you remember wc semifinal he scored in 80s before getting retired hurt .He was also I'll that's why his performance dropped

[@Vishva_0105]

​@@prathambanga709 what he do in his homeground of ipl, ahmadabad stadium in wc finals, everyone said gill is perform well in Ahmedabad but instead he go out very poorly

[@singh88920]

​@@Vishva_0105what about iyer virat Rohit flop Rahul

[@ezhilanand47]

​@@singh88920Are u saying Virat and Rohit flopped in the finals ? Virat scored 54 and Rohit scored a quick fire 47....true we lost and the score wasn't enough ! That doesn't mean they flopped...we didn't click together as a team on that day !

[@Quantumaffinity]

​@@singh88920virat and rahul floped in 2023 🤯🤯 Are you watching cricket from reels😂

[@SaketVaidya-tj6ob]

i am so glad u made this. being a raina fan all my life i always felt his role in ICT was so undermined by the mainstream media and fans in general and how people never really bothered when he was dropped from ict. also, i was so pissed that he never really did justice to the chances he was given ( which were pretty less tbh) in the later stages of his career and how he cud have played for many more years for both ict and csk.

[@Deaddeathdestroy]

I consider suresh raina as a better batsman than rohit sharma and virat kohli also

[@vidishkumar787]

@@Deaddeathdestroy joke of the year😂😂😂

[@themasterofdarkarts]

@@Deaddeathdestroy he never was or never will be

[@Deaddeathdestroy]

@@themasterofdarkarts if only the selectors were fair to him, he would have become the greatest in cricket

[@Deaddeathdestroy]

Also, he was the best fielder in the world at that time

[@aaquibraza5600]

I loved Suresh Raina man. Such a gentleman and a great athlete. He was the next big thing and I wanted nothing but that to happen. Great video.

[@bryxxdore4150]

2015 wc he played a match winning inning vs Pakistan as well

[@yamlajatt7481]

Sourav Ganguly had the same problem with Short ball. But he played at a different time where he could duck short ball and play some dot balls. Also Saurav Ganguly was amazing timer of the ball and even after exposing stumps, sometimes hit superb sixes of short ball. That's why he had Longer and successful career.

[@RandomUser-z6v]

​@@yamlajatt7481 also Ganguly was an opener. You can afford to take a few dot balls and hit the spinners after 10 overs.

[@augustedupin9576]

Raina is one of the few Indian batters who had the attack from ball one mindset. That's why he was so useful alongwith his bowling and fielding. It's sad that he just couldn't fix his weakness.

[@shayaneelnath5637]

Consistently scored 30-40 runs in middle order with respectable strike rate.Loved him.

[@RakeshAdak-hy2mp]

Why u compare?

[@Hegde-wj6hd]

​@@shayaneelnath5637there is one fellow by the name Aviral Kumar of IIT-Guwahati in Ajaikumar's biology lab. Aviral Kumar is a big bully - always mentally harrasing + emotionally abusing others to get work done for him to grow up in life. Please save other Indians from this bad name Aviral

[@cricmaster2327]

​@@Hegde-wj6hd what are you talking?

[@zeus3086]

He was never a great! Unless ur a CSK fan😂

[@aashaykhobragade345]

2:31 mickey mouse cameo

[@vaibhavsaxena4070]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@namanchaudhary2364]

Man his cameos in wc knockouts are not appreciated enough, That 2 innings and his fielding made me his fan, total team man. I think he has many batting weaknesses still he achieved very much with them. Captains backing isn't enough for that.

[@dhavalr775]

lot of respect for Raina.. he has played match winner in countless games for India for me he will always be the person who restores hope in the team when the stalwarts have fallen down

[@jagadeeshmuralikrishnan2959]

Every suresh raina fan knows the pain of his downfall, as you said he was in leadership team and then dropped . Ohhh man it's really hurts. Thanks for the video for my man 🔥

[@NishantSharma-vf2wd]

Huge fan of Virat "the batsman" since 2013 but consider him a poor captain off the field because very rarely did he back any player except for Ajinkya Rahane and Kl Rahul(Rohit in white ball and Bumrah in all formats did not need to be backed as they were consistent perfomers). Suresh Raina was brought back in 2018 South Africa t20is, he scored 16 odd in 1st t20i, 31 in 2nd t20i and 43 in 3rd t20i then did well in Nidahas trophy, scored 60 odd vs Ireland in 2nd t20i, got to bat only once vs England 2nd t20i where he scored 28 then in Odis, he got to bat only twice scoring 48 at Lord's and 1 in Headinly so he got dropped from Odis after 48 and 1 and was astonishingly dropped even from t20is where he scored 65 something in 2nd last t20i he played but still he should have tried to make a comeback and not retire at 33.

[@aakashkamuni2236]

agreed @nishantsharma-vf2wd. As a captain, backing players was something that could be pointed at in Virat's captaincy

[@mrdaman99]

Tbh, he was done and dusted post 2015 world cup and team india should have given a consistent run to the then young lot of players like Manish pandey

[@noxturn8620]

@@mrdaman99why he was performing well

[@mrdaman99]

@@noxturn8620 well?? I said post 2015 wc. He failed in the bangladesh ODI series and was destroyed during 2015 SA series. He shouldn't have got to play for team India again.

[@MovieBoxfun]

@@aakashkamuni2236 in 2018 in Virat captaincy he has CAMEBACK for a selection of 4 no. Batsman in odi but he fail to do it

[@playhard719]

This video is excellent demonstration of how to stretch a 1 min video into 12+ min

[@Montecristo1805]

Well-said.

[@agaramudhalvan5145]

True that

[@sharjeelahmed7913]

Exactly. This dude is yapping too much 😂😂

[@NeerajKumar-qq8dc]

Exactly! Zero analysis. This dude makes best click baits lol

[@parthgilra6956]

😂😂😂

[@aashutoshbhagat2677]

I think even Vinod kambli and Ganguly had that problem of short ball . I guess Ganguly countered it but for Kambli it was his achilees heel. He first got dropped from test team before 1996 and then ODI team also from 2000. Anyway that was a great analysis of Suresh Raina's career ending weakness.

[@Starlord3d3]

Kambli just never overcome the short ball issue. He played his last test at age of 23 with 2 double hundreds that too in an era where India needed batters. I just can't digest this. Ganguly a fighter somehow managed. Another legend was Steve Waugh who could never play short ball but he learnt to duck.

[@UnivesalMan]

​@@Starlord3d3 kambli also tried after his come back 98 cut down his backlift changed his stance couple of odis in that series he scored well same series while fielding he twisted his ankle I remember after that it has become difficult for him to find place

[@debajitdj5885]

Actually most important point is that Raina is a natural right hander. So, for most natural right handers who bats left handed ther is a problem of playing short balls on the body. Another example was Sourav Ganguly.

[@cricketbyjb]

It's interesting you say this because on the contrary batters like Ben stokes and Michael Hussey who are right handed, don't necessarily have this problem. Of course they grow up in conditions that almost make it a necessity to have a good pull shot but does that make it an excuse for subcontinent born batters?

[@monitor-mindtheover-void6712]

Iyer is facing the same problem right now

[@aashutoshbhagat2677]

@@monitor-mindtheover-void6712 what ? Iyer also can't play short pitch ball?

[@krishansaini4226]

​@@aashutoshbhagat2677Obviously

[@krishansaini4226]

​@@aashutoshbhagat2677but yeah,he is a great batsman averaging great in ODIs

[@krishansaini4226]

​@@aashutoshbhagat2677Iyer comes in the middle order where he usually faces spinners(His strength) hence he is able to build long partnerships as there is someone like Kohli aur Rahul with him at the other end to support him

[@monitor-mindtheover-void6712]

@@aashutoshbhagat2677 yes, it's not new problem either, but he keeps denying it

[@pritambose2983]

Then : Suresh Raina ! Now : Shreyas Iyer ! Can't play the Short Ball , prepare to retire early !

[@rahulb06]

Ohh

[@AyushRaj-rt6bb]

Both are good hitters against spinners..

[@amaradrideb9636]

Shreyas iyer still manages to play longer

[@sportsfantastic26]

Shreyas has definetely improved saw a bit in the SL series

[@EkCricketveda]

Shreyas is 2× more Consistent Batter then Raina in all 3 format... But Nostalgia fans will not agree

[@RadheRadhe-ln6sw]

I still remember his 87 runs in 25 balls against Punjab in IPL Qualifier 2. If he couldn't get runout, he will be holder of fastest century in cricket.💔

[@abhinav5830]

To be honest the 4 ipl trophies of csk he has played a vital role.........still he has the most runs in ipl playoffs

[@theinstayatri]

You are as good as your last innings.

[@Jio99978]

Great Analysis Mann! When I was a kid, I just liked the way Raina used to play and couldn't figure out why he was dropped from the team or what his issues were. At least now, I understand why he was dropped and what the reasons were.

[@Warlordplays050]

That’s so accurate. Raina was a very explosive and stylish batsman in the beginning but in the later days he was just a batsman with very few shots in the bag.

[@tharungunasekaran2209]

Imagine Raina being in his prime now with Virat Kholi..Just Goosebumps!!!

[@vsaihruthikreddy7127]

Now I know that cricketers put alot of effort in their careers but Suresh Raina at some point became too casual with his career, in 2016-19 he was little over weight, not even performing in domestic circuit apart from that century in T20I. I believe his best replacement would be his fellow UP teammate Rinku Singh, I saw him make his debut for UP in 2018-19, man that guy is absolute find, he was batting at No 6, doesnt get stuck at the crease, free flowing shots, does not put pressure on his body alot playing shots, plays proper cricketing shots, attacks and plays like a team man. I want to see him play at No4/5 like Raina used to play because he can build innings, attack and play the support role, I've seen very few do it in indian team and he could be one of them.

[@AyushRaj-rt6bb]

Even Rinku Singh has some issues with the short pitched deliveries..

[@rajat79foryou]

A very apt analysis.. Even Sourav(Dada) had that weakness but his ways were far more unconventional to tackle the short ball. He had taken a lot of blows on his body. Cheteshwar Pujara also doesn't fare well against the short delivery by putting his body in the line of the ball and moving his eyes away from the line. I would say, Suresh Raina was a good finisher in the 50 over format on low bounce pitches. He also figured well in matches overseas on slow wickets, where enough time is there to adjust the shots. He had those inherent weaknesses but used to contribute from his fielding too. I feel that he has had a good career. International cricket exploits the vulnerabilities of a cricketer and weeds an average player out.Talent is something which is gifted and is only honed in international cricket for good. If one is little short on talent, it cant be compensated.

[@reg4026]

videos starts at 3:40

[@arundv1136]

he lost interest in the game after the birth of his daughter. hardly played any domestic matches after that.

[@SaketVaidya-tj6ob]

his career downfall started when he got married. in the ipl season right after that it was the first instance when he cudn't score more than 400 runs.

[@Sidharth-r1y]

​@@SaketVaidya-tj6ob yet another dude trying to blame a woman for a man's weaknesses.

[@rakshit9779]

​@@Sidharth-r1y yet another dude trying to be cool .....after marriage he distracted... involvement of Milkha Singh with women also caused him loose the matches....

[@Sidharth-r1y]

@@rakshit9779 jealous cuz they could get a woman to speak to them while you're a pajit who no girl replies to.

[@adityapatil7844]

@@Sidharth-r1yits definitely not looking like blame.. tbh

[@DanishKhan-zo9el]

you just described one of my sorrows related to cricket in just 12min and 10sec

[@JoydeepGoswami-fn7jl]

He said an average 2014 year but because of him we won the england odi series he was also good in the west indies series he was the run scorer in champions league in 2014. Dont know how is it average

[@cricketbyjb]

We stand corrected on this one. When we said "average", we certainly didn't mean bad. He's had better years in terms of runs and impact but yeah, this was a good year too.

[@mrdaman99]

He had paltry returns in newzealand and was rightfully dropped for Asia cup 2014. He even failed to make it count in the bangladesh series which is famous for Binny's match winning spell. He had good series vs england and west indies later that year though

[@JoydeepGoswami-fn7jl]

@@mrdaman99 New Zealand Series was not good for any of our batters similarly the bangaldesh series but after those series he had a really good run in that year be it international or champions league.But he had given a great impetus to the side in odi series by scoring the century in a tough situation and he took wickets in each of the matches of that series. So he was quite impactful that year also in world cup he had given important knocks except that Australian match

[@yamlajatt7481]

Sourav Ganguly had the same problem with Short ball. But he played at a different time where he could duck short ball and play some dot balls. Also Saurav Ganguly was amazing timer of the ball and even after exposing stumps, sometimes hit superb sixes of short ball. That's why he had Longer and successful career.

[@kdentertainment9706]

​@@JoydeepGoswami-fn7jl NZ series was good For Kohli, Dhoni & Jadeja Check their averages in that series

[@harshvardhansingh8883]

CSK NEVER failed to qualify for the playoffs while Raina was a part of their squad. He was CSK's MVP, Mr. IPL and a rare talent for team India.

[@eshwardev7806]

I was very disappointed the way Raina' s career turned out especially after 2017, I remember MsK Prasad in an interview telling " I expected him to fight back into the team " . That fight back never came from Suresh Raina

[@adhishanmugam2387]

Being a suresh raina fan for my entire life! I appreciate your effort for this video

[@HeavenRacer422]

His battings had only one drawback. Short ball. Don't know why he hasn't worked on it? Otherwise he was an attacking batsman. Also can play defensive when it neeeded. He can give you many overs in bowling. He was one of the best fielder.

[@Nikhilsamant98]

Lol it means he was everythn xcep a batsman😂😂😂

[@lingesh3271]

India won't get a Selfless Hitter in the team like him, A energy pocket dynamite in the field in defending totals

[@yamlajatt7481]

Sourav Ganguly had the same problem with Short ball. But he played at a different time where he could duck short ball and play some dot balls. Also Saurav Ganguly was amazing timer of the ball and even after exposing stumps, sometimes hit superb sixes of short ball. That's why he had Longer and successful career.

[@muraliveloor3908]

Sanju Samson is same like Raina. Trying to hit from ball 1.

[@naren8923]

I am a suresh raina fan....this whole analysis has been in my mind since 2016....that is sooo true.. Him preparing for short ball, getting out on Yorker... It was so frustrating to watch as a fan... But its okay he had good career and great ipl ( 87 vs kxip).... And about his batting he is naturally born right hand who bats left handed which could not actually made his pull shot freely even after playing so many years its like always playing with your non dominant hand even with good shot selection and timing you can't use your full strength.... Sometimes i wonder what would had happened if he batted as right handed

[@Lathi33]

I think it was the 2003 u19 wc that i noticed Raina, where he made 90 odd runs from 50 odd balls in a match. I remember reading about the Inning in the next day newspaper. It was the wc where Dhawan made whole lot runs and centuries and failed in the final. But more than Dhawan it Raina and his inning that created an impression in my mind.

[@iamavrp]

Honestly speaking, I feel Suresh Raina was one of those many players who were top class and match winners while playing for CSK but were average when playing for India.. Mohit Sharma, Badrinath, Goni, Shardul, Deepak Chahar, Jadeja and the list goes on and on.

[@aadeezology9743]

uhhh bro. He was a key player of 2011 WC. As soon as he got a chance he scored. Scored very important quick fire runs against Australia QF and Pak too. Average for India he certainly wasnt. Underused in his strength format due to Virat being Virat of number 3 position.

[@reddy0361]

Raina was a match winner for india till 2015 bro , see some of his stats till 2015, he was the batsman with highest strike rate and runs from 2009 to 2015 at no.5 position....

[@ahmedshakib3883]

I think he was a very valuable player , stats dont do justice to his importance , Dhoni loved him and knew his importance , great teams always had finishers , India had DHoni , Suresh and Yuvraj who could also hit , with that when you add tendulkar , Shewag , Gambhir and Kholi , thats a very good batting line up.

[@AnkitKumar-l5i9x]

When I started watching Cricket... I knew that Suresh Raina is the most trustable batsman in the team. He would not score 100s but as sure as hell he would rarely score belows 30. 40s used to be great innings back then. Almost all of natches India played had his hidden inpact.

[@mirzamirza5874]

Very well explained...Raina was a gem as a player ...Raina is a gem ad human ❤

[@libinjacob8231]

Sanju almost always has a trigger movement to the backfoot.. still good against the shot balls

[@richard999]

I was wondering what happened to Suresh Raini. Very sad for a fantastic all round cricketer. This from an English supporter who loved his style and energy.

[@ram_.y]

In 2015 wc his avg is 56+, sr=110+, with 2 hc, and a 100

[@Hemantg17]

Coming from Suresh Raina fan ....you hit nail on the head 😢

[@ramtirthkulkarnikulkarni3427]

He was one of a bets player India had, and in lower middle order he was best and that 30-40 contribution was a result of matchwinning and a brilliant fielder too. Also he had a full support of MSD and got more chances as much as he can. His carrier was done, when MSD retired from Captaincy.

[@thepastofd]

33 when he retired? Alastair Cook.

[@sudhangshudas3099]

But he already had 12k test runs under his belt.

[@urmilachand2927]

Raina isn't kohli without anger and aggression. Kohli is Raina with anger and aggression

[@orenonamaewashashdesu4161]

Kohli's mindset is comparable to none in Indian cricket, technically a lot many better batsman are there but none of them can't match his aura, his calculation and his mindset when he is on song

[@urmilachand2927]

@@orenonamaewashashdesu4161 bro deviated from the topic 😂🤣

[@nakul8603]

​@@urmilachand2927no he didn't there's no reason to undermine and demean kohli here Kohli isn't kohli just because he has aggression he plays with passion scores so many runs etc etc.. But his game awareness His way of not being the big hitter but still consistently putting pressure on the opposition till the very end and also finishinh the games Kohli is an all rounder He is at the top level with anything he does Raina should be applauded but in no way kohli should be demeaned here by comparison

[@urmilachand2927]

@@nakul8603 but who said I am demeaning our own Indian player ....kid ?

[@bankai-67770]

​@@urmilachand2927 again came a 5 years old ipl baby with comparison...

[@thesiddypid7184]

Great content bro, keep going!

[@01harshit]

And probably we're witnessing a replica in Shreyas Iyer.

[@AyushRaj-rt6bb]

If your weakness gets exposed at the international level, you can get only limited success. Iyer has to understand that if he wants to prolong his career, he has to work on his pull and hook shots..

[@Yuna77775]

Facts 👍

[@Nikhilsamant98]

​@@AyushRaj-rt6bbhe's a mujrewali tryin hard to b a cricketer

[@firaz_nazeer]

The inside shot he plays 💗

[@YTviewer2099]

Loved to watch him play, always smiling and positive. That short ball was too big a problem and he couldn't adapt, as you rightly said. His attacking mindset was his strength and he lost that as he became too cautious about the short ball. Nevertheless, the man won CT and a WC and he will always be Mr IPL. An extremely successful career overall, so many memorable knocks both in IPL and international.

[@someenchilada]

Never realised this. At his best, he was explosive. The way he got out against Mustafizur in the 2015 Bangladesh tour to a good length delivery with no pace is perhaps is the best example of him getting out like that: I remember thinking how ridiculous it looked at the time.

[@jamburkrishna]

For me, Suresh Raina was and will forever be the complete cricketer - strength in the middle and lower middle order, handy bowler, dependable fielder and a complete team man. If he failed with the bat, he would contribute with the ball or with his fielding and vice versa. There was hardly a match where he didn't contribute at all. He was turning out to be the Michael Bevan of India and he did play that role several times. But, whether it was his technical flaws, or whether the fact that he belonged to a transition (pre and post IPL) generation of Indian cricket like Yuvraj, Gambhir and therefore once the IPL generation of Hardiks and SKY and Pants started entering the scene, he faded away. But as I said Suresh Raina will always be on my team and like me there are millions of cricket fans who saw him play and silently win matches for India (although his 35 from 25 balls and 2-35 in 7 overs would get overshadowed by someone else's 65 from 50 balls and 4-50 in 10 overs).

[@sankeerthkandukuri7016]

Terrific stroke players like Suresh Raina,Yuvraj singh deserves opening position.

[@zingaat6099]

Now cricket is not cricket. It has become like corporate where players just have to show numbers. In days before players used to enjoy the game. But now they play under pressure 😢.

[@sooyashtripathi4229]

Very in depth. Great work mate 🫡

[@chandrasekharneelakandan390]

Something was in his mind may be . Wish someone trained him better . Still Raina is my fav batsmen , no one could contribute like him to an ipl franchise

[@Midnightshortsaroundtheworld]

Impressed by your knowledge and ability to make us understand so clearly...you will surely have million subscribers very soon..

[@cricketbyjb]

thank you for your kind words, made our day!

[@veddanttmittal3833]

I discovered your channel very recently and really enjoy the videos you guys make.

[@cricketbyjb]

thank you and hope we can keep bringing out good content!

[@Krishna-f4m]

What an fantastic video.,great analysis , phenomenal communication skills 👏.

[@bharatcm3265]

He was perennial underachiever hard to fathom he got so many opportunities in Odis , never looked assured or never played an inning where he pulled team out of trouble in testing conditions ….

[@nithinmadhu680]

At last somebody talked about him,all the things you said is right,at the end he couldn't use the full potential,still he a great cricketer ,the Street won't easily forget his name

[@tushars5865]

Brilliant analysis. You deserve a subscribe from true cricket fans.

[@arihantsaini657]

Suresh raina never beg for credit unlike other he is always unsung hero

[@Pujan_FFA]

Him being right handed naturally might be the reason for that Extension of arms becomes difficult

[@hrushikeshpatil4359]

Very good explanation bhai. All the best 👍

[@alestarbronson3263]

Wow, I wasn’t expecting such a thorough and insightful analysis! I thought this would be just another clickbait video with empty content, but I was pleasantly surprised. Keep up the fantastic work! I vividly remember Raina’s struggles against short balls. He was given ample opportunities to overcome them, but unfortunately, he couldn’t. To be fair, though, even Yuvraj and Dhoni had ordinary records in Test matches on the bouncy, seaming pitches of South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and England.

[@cricketbyjb]

thanks and glad you liked it!

[@SasiChowdary2828]

Such a great analysis man Surely want more🙌

[@nickrkr]

The details of your analysis are truly amazing

[@caccnotts]

Great video and analysis, Subscribed 👍

[@oldngolddays6177]

If i was raina starting career i would definitely take he got Two crucial Knocks in 2011 +first person to hit centuries in all formats + Superb IPL

[@smvenkateshsmvenkatesh6950]

Suresh Raina Alltime favorite 💛👍🏏🇮🇳🙌

[@akhilbansal5507]

On his own he nvr won India the match ....not talking abt cameos but more significant contribution. He played many matches not just a few

[@kinshuk0007]

There is a memory of Suresh Raina that will always remain with me. In 2014 IPL Qualifier 2, KXIP had posted a mammoth total of 220+, Viru being the chief architect of that & it seemed that there was nothing CSK could do except take it. When CSK's innings started, the openers got out quickly, I think it was Faf at that time and another opener. It seemed like there was a humiliation in store for the CSK. In came Suresh Raina and he just started counter-attacking against Mitchell Johnson. I have watched a lot of cricket, but I had never seen anyone play the way he was playing. It seemed he was possessed. He had an answer to every ball that day. And we've to remember, it wasn't the KXIP of 2015 or PBKS of this year. It was KXIP of 2014. In 2014, KXIP were at their belligerent best. Think of 2024's SRH, only better. They had the best bowling line up of Mitchell Johnson, Sandeep Sharma at his peak & Parwinder Awana. In all-rounder they had Glenn Maxwell and Axar Patel. In batting they had Viru, Dhawan, Maxwell & Killer-Miller. They seemed all but poised to win that match. Raina was a wall that day in front of this sea of a team. He was batting so good that even Viru's century innings seemed would not be able to save KXIP and like so many anti-climactic heartbreaking innings, it ended with a run-out. That was the only innings that I saw in which Suresh Raina was confident enough of playing the short ball. But yes, there is no denying that Raina's Achilles heel was the short ball. Even though, I'm not talented enough to play cricket for the school club that Raina played for :D, but even I could notice that he struggled in facing short-ball.

[@classicrise1]

Amazing Analysis!

[@akshayd82]

His career actually ended at 29 in 2015. He only played 3 ODIs in 2018 after that.

[@rajunaik505]

Suresh raina never play for 50 or 100 while other all player play for 50 and 100 thsts why i like him and after his retirement i also left watching cricket

[@reaper333ify]

Great channel and analysis! To the level of Jarrod Kimber which is high praise in itself! Can’t believe that this channel has less than 10k subs

[@cricketbyjb]

thanks and that means a lot! Stay tuned, a lot of stuff coming up each week 🥳

[@SoumyaAdhikari-k4g]

Let’s accept this thing raina , jadeja , vijay all got so many chances bcoz they were players of csk & srinivasan was board chairman ,

[@cricbeez]

Excellent analysis of Suresh Raina.

[@TejRaval97]

Discovered your channel through this video. Gonna subscribe to you everywhere. Amazing job. Great storytelling skills. Appreciate your hard work! Keep going bro ❤

[@cricketbyjb]

hey, thanks for the kind words. Genuinely appreciate it and helps us keep going!

[@CorruptNeta]

Subscribed .....good analysis

[@kirupa4834]

A great player of spin....proper clutch player in the middle order for ODIs and T20s, must have tackled or find a way for the short balls which he didn't do...such a shame being in the international space, got his career ruined just because of one ball 😢.....fast bowlers try short balls as a trial and error....if he faces it atleast once....they will never try it on him again intentionally, but boy o boy., Being a Raina fan is so hard .... Wish he got the same name and fame as Virat is now

[@biprodip5924]

Wow ❤❤❤ The cricket analyst in true sense

[@ananthuku1680]

Sanju samson plays all balls with backfoot it is very difficult but he can do it he is special player in modern cricket

[@vardanrathi7777]

We expected him to be a leader but all we became was Dhoni's bff.

[@urgaming2779]

bro you are doing good work keep it up

[@kevinroark5815]

This title should be "How one weakness, ended Raina's career"

[@rohansunny1107]

Virat dropped him after scoring 2 consequitve ducks in 2014-15 test series...then he never played test

[@manjeetkaurlodha35]

He was never a test batsman

[@sajeevas8125]

Raina is not a test player he is white ball specialist

[@mrdaman99]

He was never a test player. Although 120 on his debut was a very good knock

[@rohansunny1107]

Fact is dhoni gave him so much chances due to csk connection But Kohli didn't even consider him for test post those two failures

[@MovieBoxfun]

​@@rohansunny1107 he was not a test player kohli hater

[@saranshgarija836]

Wonderful video good insights!! i use to like raina a lot.. he was a champion player!! 👌😊 We will probably be seeing a similar video from this guy on how the great virat kohli ended his test career since he could not fix his weakness in 4,5th offside offstump ball 🥲🥲

[@nanthakumarrr]

Gambhir played his last odi at the age of 31

[@S111-c8v]

Suresh Raina was an emotion for all csk fans because of his batting till 2015. After that his downfall started but still I was sad after he was unsold. There was a time,I could not imagine csk without Thala,Raina,Bravo,Jadeja,Faf which was always a core of CSK from 2010 to 2021 but now it is turning to a reality.😢 CSK was something else before ban though it has won 3 trophies after ban.

[@varadarajkamath4668]

The actual delivery that ended his career was infact a half volley by Trent Boult where he was expecting a short ball but ended up breaking his bat and handing a nothing catch to Rahul Chahar. An era ended that day (but another era probably began for CSK)

[@apoorvbansal6590]

Raina's Short ball rumor started floating from 2009 T20WC It wasn't a new problem for him He simply failed to overcome it for almost a decade

[@arnepallisivajagadeesh6947]

I am biggest fan of Suresh Raina...

[@FFBDFAHIM7529]

Thumbnail : It took one ball Video : It didn’t take one ball.

[@Nikhilkumar-on8vg]

He was very good in white ball cricket. Problem started when selectors tried him in test cricket. He failed badly and that affected his form even in white ball Cricket.

[@ashishmurali9047]

Wonderful video. Ganguly had a similar issue. However he made up for it with his offside play, spinner domination and aggressive captaincy.