Harsha Bhogle terms Suresh Raina an IPL legend

Suresh Raina is one of the most successful batsmen in the Indian Premier League (IPL) history. The left-handed batsman has been very consistent in the tournament over the years, as he has scored 4658 runs. This makes him the highest run-scorer in the IPL. Along the way, he has bagged 31 fifties and has also scored one century.

Rough start to the campaign for Suresh Raina

The left-handed batsman could only score 18 runs in the first two matches of the campaign, while he had to miss the third match. Things were not looking really good for the Indian T20 specialist coming into the match against Rajasthan Royals. But Raina showed that form is temporary and class is permanent as he played a good knock of 46, and he proved to be a perfect partner for in-form Shane Watson.

The knock against Royals was very important for CSK and Raina. The innings earned him praise from famous cricket commentator, Harsha Bhogle, who tweeted that Suresh Raina is an ‘IPL legend’.

He's an #IPL legend! https://t.co/tOi8SlIsFI

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 20, 2018

Confidence in Raina

Bhogle is not the first one to rate the left-hander highly. The fact that the CSK management decided to retain Raina, is a testament to the amount of trust they have in his abilities. CSK coach, Stephen Fleming had earlier admitted that it is not possible to replace a player of his ability.

“We can’t replace him. He is one of the best performer in the IPL and highest run scorer, so we can’t replace him, but we have just got to find a way to minimise his loss,” he said.

In the following match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Raina continued his rich form and scored an unbeaten half century batting first that helped his team post a winning total on the board.

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