Birthday boy Suresh Raina praises Kohli for his 5th double hundred in Test cricket

Indian middle-order batsman Suresh Raina is celebrating his 31st birthday today (27th Nov, 1986). Currently, Raina is struggling with his poor performance and is working hard to make his place in the team.

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Both Raina and Yuvraj Singh failed the Yo-Yo fitness test which is mandatory to make to the Indian team.Cricket fans wished Raina on his birthday and are eagerly waiting for him to make his comeback to international cricket.

Meanwhile, Indian skipper Virat Kohli continued his brilliant form in the 2nd test against Sri Lanka at Nagpur. On the 3rd day of the day, Kohli hit his 5th double century in test cricket. He scored 213 runs in 267 balls with 17 fours and 2 sixes, strike rate of 79.78.

Kohli also set a new milestone, it was his 10th international hundred in this calendar year, the most by any captain leaving behind Ricky Ponting of Australia who has hit 9 centuries in a given calendar year, twice.

Suresh Raina was not behind in wishing the Indian skipper on twitter for his outstanding performance,

The run machine carries on! 5th double hundred as captain! @imVkohli
No adjective can do your performances justice. 👍✌#IndvsSL

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