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Suresh Raina Leads CSK to CLT20 Title, Makes History

Raina Leads CSK to CLT20 2014 Title

Suresh Raina Cricket India Chennai Super Kings
Photo courtesy of Suresh Raina FC on Facebook

Raina Leads CSK to CLT20 2014 Title

Suresh Raina Cricket India Chennai Super Kings
Photo courtesy of Suresh Raina FC on Facebook

Suresh Raina has been a T20 legend. Following his performance against the Kolkata Knight Riders in this year's CLT20 title, that status has somehow been elevated even further.

Making History

Suresh Raina Cricket India Chennai Super Kings
Photo courtesy of Suresh Raina FC on Facebook

Making History

Suresh Raina Cricket India Chennai Super Kings
Photo courtesy of Suresh Raina FC on Facebook

Suresh Raina, who started the match against KKR with 199 T20 sixes, has become the first Indian player to hit 200 sixes in T20 cricket. West Indian star Chris Gayle leads the list of leading T20 six hitters with 459 sixes to his name.

Consistency

Suresh Raina Cricket India Chennai Super Kings
Photo courtesy of Suresh Raina Photos on Facebook

Consistency

Suresh Raina Cricket India Chennai Super Kings
Photo courtesy of Suresh Raina Photos on Facebook

Raina also became only the 6th player ever to play 100 consecutive Twenty20s for the same team. The four other players on this list are Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore), MS Dhoni (Chennai Super Kings), Ambati Rayudu (Mumbai Indians) and Steven Croft (Lancashire).

Dominating in all Styles of Play

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Photo courtesy of Suresh Raina FC Facebook

Dominating in all Styles of Play

Suresh Raina India Cricket
Photo courtesy of Suresh Raina FC Facebook

The 27-year-old Rains is the only player to score centuries in all the following tournaments: Indian Premier League (IPL), World Cup T20 and CLT20.

Rohit Ghosh is a Senior Writer for www.Rantsports.com. Follow him on Twitter @RohitGhosh. “Like” him on Facebook or add him to your network on Google.

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