Suresh Raina wants to use T20 for ODI comeback

CAPE TOWN: On a comeback path in T20 Internationals, Indian batsman Suresh Raina says he needs to make use of the chance to regain his place in ODIs forward of the 2019 World Cup.

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Raina has returned to the aspect after twelve months and has appeared to bat aggressively in each suits against South Africa. With a protracted T20 time table forward, he said that there was once a chance for him to make additional inroads and return to the ODI aspect as neatly.

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Raina said, "It is essential to win a trophy first and essential to head available in the market as a workforce mindset. If you see the top order, they're all batting neatly. When you come back to the center order, MS (Dhoni) is there and Manish (Pandey) may be doing a just right activity.

"So we will see where I will be able to have compatibility in. There are numerous suits arising now. Winning video games is extra essential than being which structure I am enjoying or now not. Every Indian game is essential for me presently."

Before this, the 31-year-old remaining performed for India in a T20 International against England on February 1, 2017. He had made an outstanding 63 off 45 balls however did not feature in subsequent T20I series against Sri Lanka, New Zealand and Australia.

"I all the time play for the workforce and if we're winning trophies, individual performances will take care of themselves. Whatever alternative I am getting I look to play my natural game. I enjoy the workforce enhance and it helps improve my game."

Raina has said that the first six overs are really essential within the workforce's plans in T20 Internationals and they're going to glance to head competitive as soon as once more within the 3rd match against South Africa here day after today.

The series stands stage at 1-1 with India looking to complete the tour on a high.

"It is essential (to assault). Virat (Kohli) showed that religion in me. In the remaining two video games we have ruled within the first six overs. It is essential to play neatly within the first six overs.

"When you glance to focus on the first six overs in T20s, you must play your photographs. Some instances you get runs every so often you do not, however I believe when there's intensity within the heart order you wish to have to play really neatly within the first six overs.

"You wish to take possibilities within the first six overs when you need to chase or get giant runs and that is the reason what we have accomplished as a batting unit," he added.

Raina stressed that India wish to lift their momentum from the remaining week of January and end off the tour neatly.

"We have spoken about it within the workforce meeting as neatly. When you might have been doing neatly in each and every game, then you wish to have to complete neatly too. That is what Virat is all about. He by no means takes things more uncomplicated, and on best of that you've MS and Ravi (Shastri) bhai who also give their inputs to the gamers.

"Virat has led the team well. We did well in Tests and won the ODI series. Dressing room is such that everyone is enjoying this success and the process is such that everyone is giving their inputs to Ravi bhai."

He said the ICC World Cup is one long road the workforce has to cover.

"I believe it is a long road to the World Cup from here on. First we have the tri series in Sri Lanka, then we have the IPL, so we wish to stay contemporary, stay winning and doing the proper processes.

"Closer to the World Cup we can inform where we're going. It is essential to stay in provide and glance to win every game," he added.

South African have appeared to increase their aggression within the T20 structure and made an attacking play throughout the run-chase in each video games.

"In the first game, that they had two fielders again and no 3rd guy. So Rohit (Sharma) took 20 within the first over. But they bowled neatly within the remaining game. They have been the usage of numerous variation like the slower ball.

"We have accomplished really neatly as a bowling unity. Sometimes you wish to have to credit the opposition as neatly. They had to do one thing different else when Kuldeep (Yadav) and Yuzvendra Chahal weren't letting them rating.

"They had to come up with a plan B and they've accomplished that. But it's not that we haven't accomplished neatly. Bhuvneshwar Kumar took five wickets, Hardik (Pandya) and Chahal have bowled neatly," he added.

Raina said India had to merely apply their plans and execute them properly to protected a 2-1 win.

"They have accomplished neatly within the remaining game and batted really neatly. JP Duminy took the duty and Heinrich Klaasen was once very solid in what he was once trying to do. I believe dew made numerous distinction however credit goes to South Africa.


"We haven't played Junior Dala and Dale Paterson much earlier, but we have done well against them in this series so far," he said.


Raina may be one among three Indian batsmen with a T20 International hundred.


"150 is the common rating here. We must see what the wicket is like and come to a decision our plans afterwards. It is just day after today's game we have to concentrate on - bat neatly within the first six, end neatly, bowl and field neatly.


"Take no matter alternative comes our method. Definitely we wish to win that match day after today. Both groups glance just right so God willing we will do neatly day after today. It will likely be a just right game," he signed off.
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