Suresh Raina, Raising to a new stage

Century on Test debut, not an easy one to achieve , provided the conditions it made it lot tougher. But it is the tougher ones who gets going when the going gets tougher. Suresh Raina announced his arrival in test cricket in a majestic fashion as he saved not only the test match but the series , since India went on to win the final Test match and level the series 1-1 , helping Team India keep the ICC No:1 test ranking intact.
I always liked this 23 year old Cricketer since his debut at the international arena at the age of 19.He had spent a lot of time practicing the game during his school days and even in his teen. His dedication towards the game is very impressive. The ease with which he bats makes batting look very simple. He has got a very wide range of shots for his age. It was very ironical to see him bat with sachin, i feel this little guy can play this game for long time and finish it close to sachin. Still these are early days, but let me predict. This blog can be a historical one if what i imagine happens over a decade. His authority over the game earned him captaincy for Chennai Super Kings in the absence of Dhoni in IPL3.
He played against the likes gilchrist,Bret lee,murali so many great cricketers, never was intimitaded at any stage. Even when he was in the early stages of his one day appearances he had not shown immaturity often. His knowledge about the game and the attitude towards winning makes him one of the finest talents in the Indian Squad.One who keeps thinking about the game can only be better fielders, thats how they show their involvement in the game. Even on many occasions Dhoni had tossed the ball to this youngster to bowl crucial overs.He is not a great spinner of the cricket ball but i can say he ll contain scoring better than bowlers like Ajit agarkar 10 out of 10 times.Just a comparison for his confidence. It is not easy to sustain at International Level when you make your entry very early during 19s and 20s. Raina has played nearly 100 ODIs so far and has decent record considering his batting position. His test match cap has come in a correct time where his success rate , conversion of starts to big scores are very likely with his experience in ODIs.
All i can say is, note down guys a genius is in the making, if todays kids are looking for next generation Sachin Tendulkar it could very well be Suresh Raina.