CSK PAYS EMOTIONAL TRIBUTE TO SURESH RAINA ON BIRTHDAY; HAS A SPECIAL WISH FOR HIM!

It's a special day for Indian batsman, Suresh Raina- as he celebrates his 33rd birthday today. Wishes have been pouring on for the 'Southpaw'. Among all the wishes, Indian Premier League (IPL) side Chennai Super Kings (CSK) wished him in the most unique manner. 

CSK took to Twitter and captioned it saying, "Suresh Kumar Raina, Sonu, Mr. IPL, many names for this little phenomenon. But just like thalaivar, he's got another name in this part of the country. AnbuDen #ChinnaThala, now and always! As our No.3 turns 33, here's wishing him infinite #yellove all year long! #WhistlePodu"

CSK also posted a video of his innings against Kings XI Punjab and captioned it saying: "It's a ritual to start 27/11 with this 87 against Kings XI! #WhistlePodu #HappyBirthdayRaina @ImRaina".  

Suresh Raina, is one such batsman to have scored centuries in both ODI and T20I World Cups. In his career, he has played 18 Tests, 226 ODIs and 78 T20Is. Not just that, Raina has the second-highest number of runs in the IPL- he scored 5368 runs from 189 innings for CSK till date. 

Suresh Kumar Raina, Sonu, Mr. IPL, many names for this little phenomenon. But just like thalaivar, he's got another name in this part of the country. AnbuDen #ChinnaThala, now and always! As our No.3 turns 33, here's wishing him infinite #yellove all year long! #WhistlePodu 🦁💛 pic.twitter.com/otoZB6wIm6

— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) November 26, 2019

Meendu vaa, #ChinnaThala! 💛

— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) November 26, 2019

It's a ritual to start 27/11 with this 87 against Kings XI! #WhistlePodu #HappyBirthdayRaina @ImRaina 🦁💛https://t.co/WH6SjLYnDJ

— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) November 27, 2019