Suresh Raina sets eyes on 2019 World Cup with international return !!!

Suresh Raina, the middle-order batsman selected in India's squad for the T20Is against South Africa, believes the upcoming matches will be a vital series for him as he makes an international comeback after over a year. Raina  set his eyes on the 50-over World Cup next year, saying regular performances across the next few months could help him come back into India's ODI team.

In an interview Raina was asked if the T20s against South Africa would be a "do-or-die series" for him and he said: "Definitely. It feels like I've been selected to the Indian team for the first time.

"These T20 matches are very important, then Bangladesh [T20 tri-series] and then IPL. 50-overs does need experience - it makes a lot of difference.

Raina, who made his ODI and T20I debuts in 2005 and 2006, was a consistent member of India's limited-overs teams until he was dropped for the Australia tour in December 2015 following a string of low scores. 

"Virat  Kohli had set some parameters, and when I did the yo-yo test at the NCA 10 days ago, my speed was among the top five or six. I've always been fit, and I am fit now, but sometimes one needs time to recover."

In the  past domestic season,  Suresh Raina finished as the sixth-highest run-scorer at India's domestic T20 tournament - with 314 runs in 9 matches at a strike-rate of 146.

S Raina  also keen to position himself as a player who could play multiple roles by bowling a few overs, something he did consistently in ODIs from 2011 to 2015.