This Day That Year: Suresh Raina made his international debut in 2005

He went on to make his debut in an ODI match against Sri Lanka at Dambulla.

Hyderabad: Talismanic India batsman Suresh Raina, who was the backbone of Indian middle order for over a decade, made his international debut for the Men in Blue on July 30, 2005.

Suresh Raina

He went on to make his debut in an ODI match against Sri Lanka at Dambulla.

Suresh Raina

In his first ODI, Raina did not have a good outing as he was sent back to the pavilion on a duck.

But over the years, the left-handed batsman managed to change his fortunes to become one of the finest white-ball cricketers.

Suresh Raina

Raina is also the first Indian batsman to register centuries in all three formats of the game.

The 33-year-old has played 18 Tests, 226 ODIs, and 78 T20Is for India.

The left-handed batsman has scored 5,615 runs in ODI cricket at an average of 35.31

Suresh Raina

He was also a part of the 2011 World Cup-winning squad and the batsman had played crucial knocks in the quarter-finals and semi-finals of the tournament.

Raina would now be seen in action for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Suresh Raina

The tournament is slated to begin on September 19 in the UAE.

Raina is also the second-highest run-getter in the history of the IPL, only behind Virat Kohli.

Suresh Raina

The batsman has played 193 matches in the tournament and has managed to score 5,368 runs at an average of 33.34.