I don't get it why some people hate Suresh Raina, and i mean a certain section of cricket fans in general (is that an oxymoron?), so i thought of writing a small post on the pros and cons of this guy, first of all i like Suresh Raina, not like i am a fan of him but just like him.
CONS:
PROS:
CONS:
- Suresh Raina bats like sh*t on bouncy tracks, this is quite true, we saw how he batted in SA recently and even otherwise he has a reputation for playing like sh*t on leave bouncy tracks but short-pitched deliveries also,
- What the f*ck did he do to deserve a place in the 11 for the first 30 odi matches he played?, as far i can remember he hit some match saving 70 odd runs in one of his first 5 matches and he went on for nearly 25 matches without scoring any useful runs,
- Look at his technique! it resembles Dhoni's Neanderthal style in some shots, especially the big pull shots where he gives the spectators a free view of his abdominal area, yeah his batting looks sick and thats the most logical reason why he cant play the short ball properly.
- He is a very good Fielder,
- He has a great record in the sub-continent,
- He is a handy part time bowler,
- He is not an asshole like Appam (people also call him Sreeshanth) or has any weight/attitude problems like Yuvraj Singh,
- He is already being groomed to become the next captain (Sachin (i.e God) knows how many they are training),
- all other Sh*ts included
PS: Damn!, this post looks a 8 mark answer i write for my exams!
Raina doez NOT bat like shit on bouncy tracks... he did make some valuable runs in the series...and dhoni dint get a triple on the track in Sri Lanka...he got 76...besides raina bats lower down the order....he has 2 go after d bowling jus like dhoni...rainas shots r way more elegant...c d latest helicopter shot of dhonis or rainas cover drives and u'll get d point...and u cant "pull" a ball without showin ur abdomen...cricket common sense!
ReplyDeletei can agree with you on other points, but their shots surely don't look elegant! they surely look so stupid, may be they are effective but surely not elegant, and what i meant about the pull is that it looks a little bit silly and by the way i love those pulls
ReplyDeletesee!!!, dhoni cant play even in SL!!
ReplyDeleteRaina is a promising talent... he didn't well in the recent series against SA but will sure be expected to bounce back... hope he learns from his mistakes... definitely he is a player to watch out for in WC...
ReplyDeletealso, "God (i.e Sachin)..." is more apt than what you have written :)
he is wounderful
ReplyDeleteoh c'mpn yaar... WE all know that how elegant, capable and confident Raina is....
ReplyDeletehe can bat under pressure so well!
he is also an exceptional fielder 4 team india... one after mohammad kaif!
Nice article .I like this so much . I am also a die hard fan SURESH RAINA and also CSK ...............
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