Suresh Raina opened up on his final years in international cricket |courtesy – BCCI
\n\nSuresh Raina opened up about his exile from the Indian team after Virat Kohli took charge of the team as captain, which eventually led to him retiring from the sport in 2020 at the age of just 33. The left-hander last played for India in 2018 during an ODI series against England and did not make the squad for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.
\n\nIn a chat with former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra on his YouTube channel, Raina claimed that both he and Yuvraj Singh failed the yo-yo test and were dropped. However, later, they did not earn a recall despite clearing the fitness tests. He claimed both players could have done better in the 2019 World Cup, where the team needed their experience. He revealed he had a chat with Anil Kumble during his stint as coach between 2016 and 2017.
\n\n“No, every captain has his own team, right… as you can see. When someone else became captain, he felt this player is better, that player is better. Because as you can see, everything kept changing after that. People like us, when I and…
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