Suresh Raina has a motivational message for CISF, also gives a special mention

Left-handed batsman Suresh Raina has not given up on the hopes of earning a recall to the national side as the southpaw believes that he can be the potential batsman for India's number four position. The middle-order woes have continued to haunt India and despite trying various combinations, the team has not managed to find a set batsman at the number four slot. Raina, who had undergone knee surgery a couple of months ago aims to return to action and believes that he could be the answer to India's middle-order woes. Recently, the southpaw had posed with the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF).

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Suresh Raina's motivational message for CISF

Suresh Raina who had posed with the CISF officers took to social media and posted the image. At the same time, he also had a motivational message for them. Raina thanked CISF for everything that they do. He then mentioned that their tireless services for the nation were beyond his words. Meanwhile, the veteran batsman also said that he was overwhelmed after meeting JoJo (the dog) who is not only well trained but is also seen giving him such a lovely look.

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Suresh Raina eyes number four slot in shorter formats

The veteran left-handed batsman played his last ODI against England in July 2018 following which he was left out of the national side. Suresh Raina was once India's best number four batsman during MS Dhoni's captaincy and has amassed a total of 8392 runs in his T20 career. With two successive T20 World Cups coming up in 2020 and 2021, Suresh Raina is eyeing to make a comeback to the national side after a gap of almost a year. Speaking to a news publication, Suresh Raina revealed that he was confident that he could deliver as India's number four batsman just like how he had done so previously and laid out his plans to earn a recall to the national side by 2020. Rishabh Pant has been widely criticized after he has failed to fire for the Men in Blue at the number four slot and borne the brunt of many former cricketers for his loose shots on the field. However, Suresh Raina believes that the youngster appeared to be lost and was confused about the game and that a senior player should talk to him just like how MS Dhoni did with the youngsters.   

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