MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli left! Suresh Raina chose his all -time world XI; Four Indians include | Cricket news

Former Indian cricketer Suresh Raina has revealed his world during the 2025 ongoing World Championship, especially with his former team partner and captain MS Dhoni, with the selection of modern cricket icon Virat Kohli. The selection of Raina’s team has a mixture of mythological players of different eras, in which West Indian Brian Lara and India’s Sachin Tendulkar have chosen as the opener. The middle order of Raina’s World XI includes West Indies veteran Sir Vivian Richards and Gary Sobers, with Indian all-rounder Yuvraj Singh. English all-rounders Ian Botham and Andrew Flintoff are also included to maintain balance in the team. The bowling attack in Raina’s selection emphasizes spin, which features late Australian spinner Shane Warne, Indian spinners Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh and Pakistan’s Saklan Mushtaq. South African wrist-spinner Paul Adams is named as an impact player. The selection has particularly attracted attention to the absence of MS Dhoni, which is widely considered one of the best wicketkeepers of cricket, and Virat Kohli, who has recently retired from Test and T20I cricket. Raina is currently preparing to return to cricket action at the World Championships of Legends 2025 (WCL 2025), a tournament that features six teams, which is made up of retired players from major cricket countries including India, Australia, England, Pakistan, West Indies and South Africa. WCL 2025 India’s Champions team consists of many leading former players such as Yuvraj Singh, Shikhar Dhawan, Harbhajan Singh, Irfan and Yusuf Pathan, Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Piyush Chawla, Stuart Binny, Varun Horan, Vinay Kumar Raina’s cricket career included important achievements at both international and domestic levels. He represented India in 18 tests, 226 Odis and 78 T20s before retiring from international cricket in 2020. He was part of India’s winning campaigns in the 2011 World Cup and 2013 Champions Trophy.

In the Indian Premier League (IPL), Raina established himself as an important player for Chennai Super Kings (CSK), participated in over 200 matches and contributed to four IPL titles win. His IPL career figures include 5528 runs, including a century and 39 fifties, making him one of the highest run-scores of the tournament. Legends returned to competitive cricket in the World Championship of the World Championship 2025, which joined other retired players in a tournament, which brings former cricket stars of six major cricket nations together. Suresh Raina is involved in playing World XI: Brian Lara, Sachin Tendulkar, Vivian Richards, Gary Sobers, Yuvraj Singh, Ian Botham, Andrew Flintoff, Shane Warne, Harbhajan Singh, Anil Kumble, Saklen Mushtaq, Paul Adams as players. Raina’s international career scored more than 8000 runs in all formats, establishing him as an important contributor in Indian cricket during his active years. His role in the success of Chennai Super Kings in the IPL strengthened his position as a prominent person in Indian cricket.