What a phenomenal match it was! The first ODI match out of the 5 ODI match series between India and West Indies was held at Guwahati. The match was won by India by 8 wickets.

The partnership between Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli was awesome. In the Innings, Rohit made 152 runs by hitting 15 fours and 8 sixes and Virat made 140 Runs. India took the lead by 1-0.

Rohit Sharma broke the Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar’s record and Australian opener David Warner’s record. He made the record of the first batsman with six 150-plus scores in One Day International’s.

Sachin Tendulkar was on the top of the list by hitting five 150-plus scores in One Day International’s. Australian opener David Warner also has five 150-plus scores in One Day International’s. Following him West Indies batsman Chris Gayle, Sri Lankan batsman Sanath Jayasuriya, and South African batsmen Hashim Amla made Four 150-plus scores in One Day International’s.

By scoring 152 runs, Rohit Sharma became the second Indian batsmen who made highest runs against West Indies. In the first place was Virendra Sehwag who made 219 runs. On third is Sachin Tendulkar who made 141 runs against West Indies. On the fourth place is Virat Kohli who made 140 runs.

Not only this, Rohit Sharma became the third Indian Batsmen to hit most sixes. First place is held by MS Dhoni with 210 sixes. Following him is Sachin Tendulkar with 195 sixes. On the third place was Sourav Ganguly with 189 sixes but now on the third is Rohit with 190 sixes.

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the second Innings made the longest partnership till date by making 246 runs together. Before Rohit, this record was held by Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir partnership of 224 runs.

The squad that was announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India for the first two ODIs against West Indies includes Captain Virat Kohli , Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan , Ambati Rayudu, Manish Pandey, MS Dhoni, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, K Khaleel Ahmed, Lokesh Rahul and Umesh Yadav.

Suresh Raina is missing from the list of players. The left-handed middle-order batsman Suresh Raina is not included by BCCI in India’s Squad. He is an excellent fielder too. The Uttar Pradesh boy can put a control on the opposition’s scoring rate with his off-breaks and can also stop the batsmen from rotating the strike with his fielding skills.

With the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup is approaching the Indian selectors should give chance to Suresh Raina to prove himself.

Raina should have been a part of the ODI squad as he is reliable and experienced batsmen. He is an excellent fielder. He is an all-rounder and spinner that India needs.

Suresh Raina is only Indian cricketer who can play fearlessly. From the first ball itself, his hard work is seen. Raina can be essential in the last 10 overs of the innings as he can score runs at a faster rate while consuming the minimum number of balls.

Raina can play in the lower order too. He is a flexible batsman. He can play a match-winning innings at whatever position he is asked to play at.

As far as bowling is concerned, India’s pace-bowling all-rounder in Hardik Pandya . The teams now prefer four main frontline bowlers and 1-2 all-rounders. India has not found their spin bowling all-rounder. Although Jadeja has performed well with the ball. But his batting is not reliable in ODIs.

Suresh Raina is a part-time off-spinner. He used to bowl consistently under the captaincy of MS Dhoni. So he should have been included in ODI Squad. He has 36 ODI wickets to his name.

As a fielder, Suresh Raina’s fielding skills are unmatched. India’s fielding issues have been going on for ages. Raina took the Indian fielding to a new level. Raina is a terrific fielder.

If Suresh Raina plays to his 100% capability, then he can be India’s biggest player at the ICC World Cup 2019.

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The two popular cricketers – Yuvraj Singh and Chris Gayle, enjoy a great friendship both on and off the field.

Yuvraj Singh , the Indian International Cricketer plays in all forms of the game. He is an all-rounder who bats left-handed in the middle order and bowls slow left-arm orthodox.

Chris Gayle full name is Christopher Henry Gayle. He is a Jamaican cricketer who plays international cricket for the West Indies. From 2007 to 2010, Chris Gayle captained West Indies. Chris is considered as one of the greatest batsmen in limited-overs cricket and the best batsmen in Twenty20.

Chris Gayle has set numerous records across all three formats of cricket. He is known as the most destructive batsman in the history of the cricket. He is well known for hitting sixes. He is one of only four players who has scored two triple centuries at Test Cricket.

The destructive duo was part of the Kings XI squad in the Indian Premier League 2018 after which their friendship off the field has increased.

Recently, Yuvraj Singh on Instagram made fun at Gayle by comparing him to a Hollywood science fiction movie character.

Yuvi’s comment on Instagram read as “Kaka!!! what are you doing in mumbai? I thought you were in Dubai @Chrisgayle333,”.

Meanwhile, Chris Gayle laughed off on the funny comparison.

The Yuvraj also asked Chris what he is doing in Mumbai he thought that he is in Dubai, however, Chris Gayle now is playing in Afghanistan Premier League 2018. Cricket lovers were disappointed due to Gayle absence in India vs West Indies One Day and T20 matches.

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