Champions League T20 2013: The top 5 stars to watch out for

Suresh Raina

Suresh Raina

Raina is one of the most successful T20 batsmen India has ever produced. The stylish left-hander is comfortably the leading run-scorer in the Indian Premier League, sitting on the top of the table ahead of batsmen like Chris Gayle, Gautam Gambhir and Rohit Sharma.

Raina was the first man to cross the 2,000-run mark in the IPL and with the way he is going, he might well be the first to break the 3,000 mark too. His run-making ability can be inferred from the fact that he has an average of 35.02 from 99 matches in the IPL and an average of 33.60 from 36 matches in international T20 matches.

Although Raina’s current form has been under some scrutiny, he would be expected to be one of the key players of the Chennai Super Kings outfit, who will try to regain the trophy this time.