Former India all-rounder Suresh Raina is ready to make his comeback on the sphere as he has signed up for Deccan Gladiators to play within the upcoming season of the Abu Dhabi T10 League 2022.
Notably, earlier this 12 months, Raina had introduced his retirement from all types of the sport, which made him eligible to play for the overseas T20 tournaments. The white-ball legend will now be part of the likes of Andre Russell, Nicholas Pooran, Jason Roy, Taskin Ahmed, Odean Smith, and Mujeeb Ur Rahman at Deccan Gladiators.
The upcoming version of the T10 league will begin on November 23, with all matches set to happen on the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
The eight-team competitors will go on for practically two weeks, with the ultimate to be performed on December 4. Not to say, this 12 months’s version would be the sixth season of the event, which started in 2017.
“World Cup winner @ImRaina has signed for the @TeamDGladiators One of India’s all-time finest white-ball players, Raina, will line up in the #AbuDhabiT10 for the first time, and we can’t wait,” the T10 League wrote on Twitter.
World Cup winner @ImRaina has signed for the @TeamDGladiators ???
One of India’s all time best white-ball gamers, Raina will line up within the #AbuDhabiT10 for the primary time and we will not wait ?#InAbuDhabi #CricketsFastestFormat pic.twitter.com/7FGP5TWk89
— T10 League (@T10League) November 1, 2022
Despite being one of many biggest gamers within the historical past of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Raina went unsold within the 2022 IPL mega public sale after being launched by Chennai Super Kings (CSK). Raina was part of CSK’s title-winning squad within the 2021 season of the cash-rich league.
Raina was not too long ago noticed enjoying for the India Legends within the Road Safety World Series. Since BCCI guidelines don’t enable Indian gamers to play abroad leagues, it was important for Raina to retire with the intention to symbolize overseas franchises.
Raina has gorgeous numbers in IPL, having scored 5528 runs in 205 matches at a strike price of 136.73, with the assistance of 100 and 39 half-centuries.