Even the modern-era legend Virat Kohli, who has now retired from Test and T20I cricket, was not also picked by his former teammate Raina in his World Playing XI. Raina went old-school with his picks, selecting the legendary West Indian Brian Lara and all-time great Sachin Tendulkar as his openers.
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To complete the squad, Raina has picked the former South African wrist-spinner Paul Adams as the impact player in his World Playing XI. However, he has not specified who would be his captain, either a specialist wicketkeeper.
Suresh Raina's World Playing XI:
Brian Lara, Sachin Tendulkar, Vivian Richards, Garry Sobers, Yuvraj Singh, Ian Botham, Andrew Flintoff, Shane Warne, Harbhajan Singh, Anil Kumble, Saqlain Mushtaq, Paul Adams (Impact Player)
Meanwhile, Suresh Raina is all set to return to the action in the ongoing World Championship of Legends 2025 (WCL 2025). The tournament features six teams made up of retired legends from cricketing powerhouses—India, Australia, England, Pakistan, the West Indies, and South Africa.
Suresh Raina's career in numbers
The handy spinner retired from international cricket in 2020 after representing his country in 18 Tests, 226 ODIs, and 78 T20Is. The former Indian batter was a key member of the squads that won the 2011 World Cup and 2013 Champions Trophy.
He has over 8000 international runs to his name. Raina was also a star performer in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He represented Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in over 200 matches and won four IPL titles with them. Raina remains one of the highest run-scorers in IPL history with 5528 runs, a century, and 39 fifties to his name.
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