Comeback trail: 4 reasons why Suresh Raina is doing just enough

#2 Extra bowling option

The southpaw presents the team with a spin bowling option

The fact that Raina can also roll his arm over, further makes him a utility player. The current Indian limited overs side lacks batsmen who can give the captain some part-time overs. Kedar Jadhav has been able to prolong his ODI stint due to the very reason that he can give the team some valuable overs if the fifth bowler in Hardik Pandya has a rough outing.

In the last do-or-die T20I against South Africa, when Axar Patel went for 16 runs in his first over, Raina came to his rescue. He did a decent job as per T20 standards by giving away 27 runs in his 3 overs and picking up the all-important wicket of David Miller. The CSK player may not get to bowl regularly but presenting the team with a spin bowling option gives him an edge over other batsmen.