Top 5 Suresh Raina knocks in ODI innings

England v India - Royal London One-Day Series 2014

Suresh Raina has been drafted into the ODI side after his Chennai Super Kings teammate Ambati Rayudu failed to clear the mandatory yo-yo test and this will be Raina's best chance to stake claim to be a part of India's World Cup contingent.

The southpaw has not featured in ODI cricket since the South Africa series in October 2015. However, he has been a critical part of the Indian T20 side - against South Africa and in the Nidahas Trophy against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

Here in this slider, we take a look at the top five Suresh Raina innings in ODI cricket in his career so far.

#5 100 vs England, Cardiff

England won the toss and elected to bowl first under cloudy skies in Cardiff and their bowlers vindicated the decision of their captain as they got rid of Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli rather cheaply.

Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane put their heads down and grafted a stand of 91 runs for the third-wicket.

However, when Rahane and Sharma were dismissed, Suresh Raina joined his captain MS Dhoni at the crease and it was the southpaw put up a show for everyone present in the ground.

He clubbed a century in 75 balls, which was his first three-figure score in four innings and it propelled India to 304 in their 50 innings.

England never got going and India won the match by a convincing margin of 133 runs.

#4 84 vs England, London

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Another effort against England, another match-defining partnership with MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina bailed India out of trouble yet again in England back in 2011.

England won the toss and elected to bowl first again and had India in a spot of bother when they reduced the visitors to 110 for four wickets.

Suresh Raina then joined MS Dhoni and the duo put together a stand of 169 for the fourth wicket.

Raina played an innings worth 84 in 75 runs and this helped India post a total of 280 in their first innings.

#3 106 vs Sri Lanka, Dhaka

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It was the finals of the Asia cup back in 2010 and it was the time when Suresh Raina's career turned a corner.

He was battling the short ball menace and looked jittery at the inception, but slowly found his foot and then played an innings of substance to shepherd the Indian innings.

At five wickets for 60 runs, India was struggling, Raina stepped up and peeled off a century and his innings of 106 runs in 115 balls guided India to 245 in their allotted 50 overs.

Despite this stellar innings, Sri Lanka won the match by four wickets.

#2 116 vs Bangladesh, Karachi

Indian cricketer Suresh Raina hits a bou

India were chasing a tricky target of 284 against Bangladesh and did not get off to an entirely positive start. At 56 for two, they were facing a tricky situation when Suresh Raina stepped in and played a typical ODI innings.

He stroked along to accumulate singles at the beginning and then slowly opened up to hammer boundaries and his innings of 116 saw the chase through as India won the game without too many hassles in the end with seven wickets.

#1 110 vs Zimbabwe, Auckland

India v Zimbabwe - 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup

India were up against an inspired Zimbabwe in Auckland in the 2015 World Cup.

Brendan Taylor's century helped Zimbabwe post a challenging total of 287 and this target was never going to be easy.

India got off to the worst possible start as they lost their openers for a mere 21 runs and then lost Rahane as the third wicket when the score read 71.

However, Raina combined with skipper MS Dhoni and the duo not only controlled the innings but then slowly shifted the pressure back to the bowlers.

Raina scored 110, Dhoni scored 85 and after the initial troubles, India cruised home in the end with six wickets.

Which innings of Raina do you think is the best? Let us know in the comments.

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Edited by Arvind Sriram