Raina and Dhoni put up 144 runs for the fifth wicket.“Raina is someone who scores at a very quick pace and he plays authentic cricketing shots. So I feel he played a fantastic innings as once he got his fifty, he continued and moved on to play some fantastic shots and got his hundred,” said Dhoni.
With the ODI World Cup six months away, when asked if this innings confirmed Raina’s spot in the squad for India’s title-defence, the Indian skipper replied, “If a batsman plays one good innings, he is put up on a pedestal. If he doesn’t play good cricket or indeed if Raina had not played this innings, the questions could have been very different.”
“If Raina doesn’t score in a couple of games against the West Indies (at home in October), some other questions will be asked. The World Cup is still three-four series away. Hopefully he won’t be injured.”
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