Following his buddy MS Dhoni’s retirement declaration, Suresh Raina chose to “join” him in the journey and said goodbye to international cricket on Saturday (August 15).
As soon as Raina revealed the shocking news, it generated seve🐟ral tributes on social media. The left-handed batsman accumulated 7787 runs in 322 international matches.
Tributes for Raina came from international cricketers all acros🥀s the globe. His former teammates and current India team players wished the southpaw a great future ahead.
Apart from the cricketers, other sports personalities too came forward to wish Raina and pay him tribute 𝓰ಞfor having such a phenomenal career.
The first-ever Indian woman to reach considerable heights in Tennis, Sania Mirza reacted on Raina’s retirement. Sania mentioned how proud she is of her friend and wished Raina a piece of good luck in the post-retirement phase.
“So proud of you, my friend and everything you have achieved. good luck in this next phase too … @ImRaina” tweeted Sania.
So proud of yꦍou my friend and everything you have achieved 🤗 go🃏od luck in this next phase too ..
— Sania Mirza (@MirzaSania)
After the tennis superstar, it was a turn of Badminton phenom Saina Nehwal. The only Indian female player to achieve world no.1 in badminto༺n wished Raina a great life. Saina also thanked Raina for produ♈cing delightful moments and entertaining the fans.
“Thank you for the wonderful sports moments and great entertainment! Wish you a great life ahead! @ImRaina” Saina wrote on Twitter.
Thank you for th🌠e wonderful sports moments and great entertainment! Wish you a great life ahead! 😊🙏👍
— Saina Nehwal (@NSaina)
Another badminton star, Jwalജa Gutta, paid her tributes to Raina and said fans would miss him on the cricket field.
“Thank you @ImRaina for all talent you displayed…this is just another beginning to another joyous journey of your life…you will be greatly missed on the field…my best wishes,” Jwala tweeted.
Thank you for all talent you displayed…this is just another beginning to another joyous journey of your life…you will be greatly missed on the field…my best wishes 🙂🇮🇳❤️
— Gutta Jwala 💙 (@Guttajwala)
Freestyle wrestler and Arjuna awardee, Bajrang Punia hailed both MSD and Raina. He posted a picture of both Dhoni and Raina and captioned it as: “Some people come along, play their duty and go along! @msdhoni @ImRaina, Your success on the cricket field, will always be inspiring for the youth. Hail India! ”
"कुछ लोग साथ आते हैं, ओर अपना फ़र्ज़ निभाते हैं और चले भी साथ जाते हैं! रैना_अलविदा_क्रिकेट💐💐 । क्रिकेट के मैदानဣ पर आपकी सफलता युवाओं के लिए हमेशा प्रेरणादायी रहेगी।❤️❤️जय हिंไद जय भारत 🇮🇳
— Bajrang Punia 🇮🇳 (@BajrangPunia)
Here’s how some other sportspersons wished Raina:
Two of the greatest cricketers have ta🙈ken retirement from Indi🤡an cricket today. Their entertaining performances and best moments to Indian cricket will be missed. My best wishes to Dhoni bhaiya & Suresh bhaiya.
— Hima (mon jai) (@HimaDas8)
भारतीय क्रिकेट टीम के दिग्गज खिलाड़ी भाई जी अंतरराष्ट्रीय स्तर पर टीम में आपकी कमी हमेशा खलेगी आप जैसे खिलाड⛄़ी सदियों में पैदा होते हैं !! शानदार ओर जानदार पारियों के लिए आप खेल जगत में हमेशा याद रखें जाएँगे। आगे के जीवन के लिये आपको बहुत बहुत शुभकामनाएँ 👏👏🙏🇮🇳
— Pawan Saroha (@pawankumar86kg)
ज़िंदगी में हमेशा ऐसे ही ख़ुश रहना भाई
— Manoj Kumar OLY🇮🇳 (@BoxerManojkr)
You both have fulfilled dreams of millions of Indian. You have given it all for the count✱ry. Your sportsman spirit will be cherished. Thank you for such a good memories
— Pooja Dhanda (@poojadhanda0007)
The two great cricketers MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina will be missed in international cricket. Thank you for giving some unforgettable moments to India💎n sports and entertaining innings. Best wishes for future.
— Rani Rampal (@imranirampal)
What🉐 an incredible journey brother Best 🅷wishes for your future..
— Sushil Kumar (@WrestlerSushil)