Abu Dhabi : One of Indian cricket’s most decorated players, Suresh Raina has joined the T10 bandwagon and will represent the Deccan Gladiators in Season 6 of the Abu Dhabi T10 (ADT10). Raina, who announced retirement from the Indian Premier League (IPL) and domestic cricket on September 6, will be playing his first-ever season in ADT10. Raina will play alongside Andre Russell, Taskin Ahmed, Josh Little and David Wiese.
The four-time winner of the IPL trophy, Raina has scored 5,528 runs in the league and played for the Chennai Super Kings, has also captained the Gujarat Lions in 2016-2017. Raina, who is known as Mr IPL, has scored the most runs as a batter for the CSK franchise in the history of the tournament.
The former India cricketer was also a crucial part of the team that won the 2011 ODI World Cup in India, and has scored 5,615 runs from 226 games in the 50-over format and 1,605 runs in the T20I format.
Raina said, “I am thrilled to be joining the Deccan Gladiators and hopefully together we will be able to retain the title this year. I have been looking forward to this new challenge in the Abu Dhabi T10 and hope to put on a show for the fans and my team. This promises to be an exciting tournament and I am very excited to be a part of it.”
Rajeev Khanna COO Abu Dhabi T10 said, “The addition of Suresh Raina to the roster for the Abu Dhabi T10 is fantastic news.
Gaurav Grover Team Owner said, “Bringing on board a player of the calibre of Suresh Raina is a very exciting prospe