Former Indian cricket crew all-rounder Suresh Raina was requested a couple of potential return to worldwide cricket through the ongoing LLC Masters however his response to the query has gone viral on social media. During the press convention after a match of India Maharajas, a reporter requested Raina -“Everyone wants you back in the IPL after your performance tonight in Legends League Cricket.” Raina was amused by the query, and he denied any likelihood of a comeback whereas referencing Shahid Afridi. “Main Suresh Raina hoon. Main Shahid Afridi nahi hoon. Retirement le chuka hoon (I’m Suresh Raina, not Shahid Afridi. I’ve taken retirement),” he mentioned.
Suresh Raina with a hilarious remark there. Loved it, and I’m positive Shahid Afridi would find it irresistible too #LegendsLeagueCricket pic.twitter.com/ZnVUMBXkCq
— Farid Khan (@_FaridKhan) March 15, 2023
The reference was made as a consequence of the truth that former Pakistan cricket crew star Shahid Afridi has come again on a number of events after saying his retirement from all types of cricket.
India Maharajas dominated over Asia Lions via skipper Gautam Gambhir and Robin Uthappa’s spectacular unbeaten 159 runs opening partnership to document an emphatic 10-wicket victory, within the fourth match of the LLC Masters on the Asian Town Cricket Stadium in Doha.
The opening pair set ablaze the Asian Town Cricket Stadium demolishing the Asia Lions assault with Uthappa cracking an unbeaten 88 off 39 balls with 11 boundaries and 5 sixes whereas Gambhir scored an unconquered 61 off 36 balls with 12 boundaries.
Electing to discipline first, India Maharajas had restricted Asia Lions to 157 for five in 20 overs. India Maharajas received the match with 45 balls to spare.
For Asia Lions, Upul Tharanga cracked 69 off 48 balls with seven boundaries and two sixes whereas Tillakaratne Dilshan scored 32 off 27 balls with 4 boundaries and a six. Together they placed on 73 runs opening partnership in 8.4 overs, which nonetheless went in useless.
India Maharajas received the toss and elected to bowl with their left-arm pacer Irfan Pathan, via his flowing motion, gifting away simply three runs within the first over. The first boundary of the day got here from opener Upul Tharanga, who fluently cowl drove Ashok Dinda via the covers. Opener Tillakaratne Dilshan drove Dinda for a boundary in the identical over. Pathan’s third over was equally sensible gifting away simply 4 runs. Dilshan lifted Dinda to the mid-wicket fence for one more boundary, slowly however steadily constructing a robust opening partnership.
Stuart Binny’s first supply of the fifth over was properly reduce away by Tharanga to the backward level fence. Tharanga escaped being caught behind to an out of doors edge to the third supply when wicketkeeper Robin Uthappa dropped him at 21. Tharanga celebrated his escape by selecting up a boundary on the subsequent supply. When Dilshan too hit Binny to the sq. leg fence, 16 runs got here off that over.
Yusuf Pathan was launched for the sixth over and Tharanga hit the second ball to the duvet level fence and a 50 runs partnership got here in by the top of the facility play. Irfan Pathan was re-introduced for the seventh over to examine the run stream, which he did by gifting away solely six runs. India Maharajas launched their strike bowler Harbhajan Singh within the eighth over, and he too gave away solely 5 runs.
Dilshan hit Binny’s second and third supply of the second over for a six over sq. leg. Then Binny struck with the fourth ball forcing Dilshan on 32 to chop within the air and Irfan Pathan took the catch at brief third man. Mohammad Hafeez, going for a wild swing on the correct Harbhajan, missed the fifth supply of the tenth over and was adjudged leg earlier than for two.
At the midway mark, Asia Lions have been 76 for two with Misbah Ul Haq, the hero of their first two matches becoming a member of Tharanga. The age-less 51-year-old leg spinner Pravin Tambe took the precious wicket of Misbah, brilliantly stumped by wicketkeeper Uthappa for a duck. Now the run stream started to dip with Harbhajan gifting away only one run from the twelfth over. Asghar Afghan hit the primary supply of the fifteenth over from Tambe for a six-over long-off. Tharanga reached his half-century in 41 balls with six boundaries however Asghar Afghan acquired out leg earlier than to Raina for 15.
Tharanga hit a straight six off Tambe within the seventeenth over and likewise swept him for a boundary off successive balls. He then hit Raina for an additional six to mid-wicket, however whereas making an attempt one other related shot he acquired caught by Manvinder Bisla at extensive long-on for 69. Abdul Razzaq identified for his massive photographs hit Dinda for a boundary to backward level and likewise a six off successive balls to stay unbeaten on 27 off 17 balls with two boundaries and two sixes. This additionally ensured Asia Lions a complete of over 150 runs.
India Maharajas chased the goal with their constant scorer and skipper Gautam Gambhir and Robin Uthappa. They negotiated the tempo of Sohail Tanvir and Mohammad Amir confidently with Uthappa selecting two boundaries off Amir’s second over. An elegant cowl drive by Gambhir off Tanvir within the third over was a deal with to look at. He adopted it up with two extra consecutive boundaries. When Uthappa too hit Tanvir’s final ball of the third over for a boundary via the covers, 20 runs got here off that over. He had bowled three consecutive wides too in that over.
Off-spinner Mohammad Hafeez was launched for the fifth over, to examine the run stream. Gambhir hit two consecutive boundaries off Hafeez’s fifth and sixth ball to register a 50-run opening partnership in 5 overs.
Left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak who bowled brilliantly towards World Giants within the third match was launched for the sixth over. Uthappa reduce him for a boundary and hit two consecutive boundaries of the fifth and sixth deliveries to take 14 runs off that over. The energy play thus yielded 65 runs.
Shoaib Akhtar bowled the seventh over cheered by the group. Uthappa pulled his fourth and final supply for boundaries with just a few from the group shouting as to what occurred to his specific deliveries. Hafeez, who bowled the ninth over, was pulled by Uthappa over mid-wicket into the stands for 3 consecutive sixes to race to his half-century in 27 balls. He additionally picked a boundary and took 23 runs off that over. The onslaught continued towards Isuru Udana with Uthappa and Gambhir selecting boundaries with ease.
At the midway mark, India Maharajas wanted simply 33 runs within the final 60 balls. Gambhir reached his half-century in 32 balls and steered his crew to victory with 45 balls to spare.
(With ANI inputs)
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