Former Indian batsman Suresh Raina ignored Virat Kohli, one of his former team partner and greatest cricketers, and nominated the famous Australian all-rounder Shane Watson as the most competitive cricketer, which he has ever seen.
Raina’s decision to ignore Virat Kohli was shocked by many, as the former Indian captain is often considered the last contestant of modern cricket. Virat Kohli, who is now active only in ODI cricket, is known for his unmatched passion and tireless competition.
Suresh Raina chose Shane Watson on Virat Kohli as a fierce contestant of cricket
Every time when dashing the right -handed batsmen on the field, he plays with fierce intensity, pushes the boundaries and inspires the teammates of the team. Kohli’s hunger winning and stability makes him one of the fiery warriors of the game.
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But Suresh Raina went with Shane Watson, who set the benchmark with his terrible spirit and never did it. In particular, Raina shared the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) dressing room with Watson.
Suresh Raina said on Shubhankar Mishra’s YouTube channel, “Shane Watson. When he played for Australia, he came to our team. He was a very good person, but he was very competitive.”
Number of Shane Watson’s career
Watson represented Australia between 2002 and 2016 and came 59 Tests, 190 Odis and 58 T20, where he scored around 11,000 runs and took 291 wickets. Former all-rounder was a true match winner in both the international sector and franchise cricket world.
In the world’s largest T20 league, IPL, Shane Watson were behind many major win for Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings.
Even the Australian legend won IPL trophies with Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings. He has 3874 runs and 92 wickets for his name in more than 145 matches, making him one of the most successful all-rounders of IPL.
Watson played a bang of 117* from 57 balls in the IPL 2028 final and helped CSK win his third title. Even in the 2019 finals, the former Australian all-rounder played with a bleeding knee to score 80 runs, proving why he was known for his grit and passion.
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Suresh Raina named his all-time CSK XI, but left Shane Watson
Meanwhile, Suresh Raina unveiled his all-time Chennai Super Kings XI. His star-staded lineup featured Murali Vijay, Matthew Hayden, Michael Hussey, Subramaniam Badrinath, Dag Bollinger, Albi Morkel, Shadab Jakti, Ravichandran Ashwin, MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Lakshmipati Balaji, and Mohit Sham, Manthat.
However, big names like Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Ruturaj Gikwad, Deepak Char and Dwayne Bravo did not cut Raina’s all-time Chennai Super Kings XI. Bravo’s lapse shook many people, given that he is CSK’s second biggest wicket -taking IPL history and two -time purple cap winners.
Similarly, FAF du Plessis and Ruturaj Gikwad, who have scored more than 2500 runs for franchise, were ignored despite his significant contribution to CSK title winning campaigns. In particular, Raina has scored 4687 runs in the IPL for Chennai Super Kings (CSK).
