Rashid Praises Raina On Completion Of 5000 Runs

Rashid Khan is currently one of the best spinners in limited overs format. The Afghan plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL. He recently congratulated CSK’s Suresh Raina for achieving an incredible milestone.

CSK started their title defense in IPL 2019 by convincingly winning by 7 wickets against RCB. Dhoni elected to field first on a sluggish Chepauk track which proved too good for RCB batsmen.

Even with players like Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers in the team, RCB were bowled out for 70. Only Parthiv Patel (29) managed to register a double-digit score. CSK’s decision to play with three spinners paid off. The trio of Harbhajan Singh, Imran Tahir and Ravindra Jadeja picked up 8 wickets.

Bhajji picked 3 for 20, Tahir got 3 for 9 while Jaddu got 2 for 15. CSK batsmen also struggled as in-form Shane Watson got out without scoring. However they managed to cross the line in the 18th over with 7 wickets in hand.

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Raina-Rashid converse on Twitter

After the game CSK all-rounder Suresh Raina took to Twitter to express his joy over the first win. He wrote, “Playing and #winning at home ground is always a special feeling! What a way to start @IPL. #WellDoneLions @ChennaiIPL #CSKvRCB #WhistlePodu #Yellove”

Rashid Khan quickly spotted the tweet and replied by congratulating Raina on his completion of 5000 runs in IPL. Raina reached the milestone in his 19-run knock when he scored the 15th run. Rashid wrote, “Many many congratulations 5000 Runs bhai jan.”

Raina was also quick to return the favor as he wrote in reply, “Thanks bhai jaan.” Rashid will have the opportunity to show his talent on Sunday when Sunrisers Hyderabad face Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens.