Legendary Indian bowler Anil Kumble called Suresh Rania the G.O.A.T. Indian batsman in the IPL. Suresh Raina has played 205 matches and scored 5,528 runs, at a strike rate of 136.76–and is the fifth highest-scoring player in IPL history. Raina has won four championship titles with Chennai Super Kings.

Former Indian Test captain Anil Kumble has picked Suresh Raina as the greatest Indian batter of IPL over Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, and Rohit Sharma. Since there are less than four weeks to go for the IPL 2023 kickoff, the buildup for the tournament has already started. During a conversation with Jio cinema, Anil Kumble picked up Raina as the best player of the tournament

The Jio Cinema panel picked Chris Gayle as the greatest overseas batsman in IPL history. The greatest Indian batter of IPL was always up for debate but Kumble quickly picked Raina as the best batter of the league. Raina, who last played in the IPL during the 2021 season will be seen playing this edition of Legends League Cricket starting on March 10.

The IPL season will kick off on March 31st with an exciting match at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium between Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans. Gujarat Titans will look to start their title defence against Chennai Super Kings, on the other hand, Chennai will try to win one more championship under their captain MS Dhoni.

Nathan Lyon Surpasses Anil Kumble’s Record Of Picking The Most Wickets In Border Gavaskar Trophy

Australia’s Nathan Lyon broke Kumble’s record of picking the most wickets in the Border Gavaskar Trophy, he also became the most successful spinner against India in Test cricket. Anil Kumble, a legendary spinner, has taken the most wickets overall for India against Australia in Test matches. In the 20 Test matches he played against the Australians, he claimed 111 wickets.

Nathan Lyon took 129 wickets in non-Asian conditions dictates the quality of Lyon in Asian conditions. He has now become the first Australian player to take 100 wickets in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT).

Overall, he has become the third bowler after India’s Anil Kumble and Ravichandran Ashwin to take 100 wickets in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Lyon and Warne remain the only non-Asian bowlers to have taken more than 100 wickets in Asia.

India is leading the four-match series 2-0 and has thus retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. With another win in the series, the Rohit Sharma-led side will qualify for the World Test Championship final.