This Day That Year: Suresh Raina scores his maiden T20I and IPL century
Suresh Raina made his T20I debut for India on December 1 st , 2006 against South Africa. He was a part of the Indian Cricket Team which yielded brilliant results. The left-handed batsman played his last T20I match against England on 8 th July at Bristol. Raina has been a part of the Chennai Super Kings side since the start. He played a key role in helping CSK win matches with his brilliant batting. Coming at number 3, he made sure that he guided the most successful side in IPL history to qualify for the playoffs stage every time. T20I century Suresh Raina became the first Indian to score a T20I century in the 2010 World T20 Group C game against South Africa played on 2 nd May 2010 at Gros Islet, St Lucia. In that match, South African captain Graeme Smith won the toss and decided to field first. It was not an ideal start for India as they an early wicket of Murali Vijay in the first over. Suresh Raina came to the crease and given a reprieve as he was caught off a no-ball. Din...