5 Most unlucky Indian cricketers since 2000

#1 Suresh Raina

Suresh Raina

Suresh Raina was hailed as one of the most prolific limited overs batsmen to have played for India. He made his ODI debut in 2005. Raina played down the order early in his career. He got to bat only five times in his first 11 ODIs, and hence wasn't able to prove his worth.

He has batted at number five and six for most of his career. He has scored five ODI centuries and whenever he got an opportunity, he gave his best for the team. The CSK star was prolific for them in the IPL, as he was consistently scoring 400+ runs in all the seasons at number three.

But in International circuit, he never got much of an opportunity to play at the top order. When most of the senior cricketers retired, there was room for him to go up in the order. But unfortunately for him, Rohit and Kohli established themselves in the top three.

Raina therefore had to continue to bat down the order. He wasn't getting enough opportunities with the bat, and that led to inconsistency, which also contributed to the downfall of his career. Nevertheless, he still regarded as one of the best to play for India.