The chase was not easy as the game was in balance, with India losing the wicket of Yuvraj Singh at a crucial juncture, when the southpaw came into bat. Raina showed exemplary calm and helped his team reach home, stitching together two fifty-run partnerships, first with Rohit Sharma and then with skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Raina always had the target in mind and has now become one of the best finishers of the game. Alongwith, Dhoni he forms the backbone of India's lower middle-order. Even the risks he took were calculated and the controlled aggression was what the doctor ordered for at that time.
Skipper Dhoni is also impressed by the southpaw's performance and wants him to be more responsible and bat higher up the order. Raina, who has so far scored just three centuries in his ODI career, also espouses his captain's view and a promotion is something which he is waiting for.
"I would like to bat higher up the order, if given a chance. Though I enjoy finishing a game but batting higher up the order will mean more chances for me. In the last one-dayer I got plenty of overs to bat and that's why could score big. Similarly, if I get a chance to bat at 3 or 4 then I can bat for a longer period of time and score more runs for the team," opined Raina.
After Dhoni promoted Rohit Sharma in the previous one-dayer, it's clear that the team management has earmarked players for the 2015 World Cup and Raina is an important cog in Team India's wheel.
"My focus is to take it game by game and it depends on the team management what it thinks and what are their plans regarding the 2015 World Cup. We are definitely on course and rising up to the number one spot in the ICC rankings is something which is a positive in that direction," felt Raina, when asked about the team management's plans for the 2015 World Cup.
Talking about the Dharamsala ODI, Raina said that the toss would play a crucial factor.
"We had a very good practice session but I feel that the toss would be very crucial in this match. The new ball would be important and how the two team's play the new ball would determine the outcome of the match. The pitch here is bouncy infact the bounciest pitch that I have played in India so the role of openers becomes crucial," added Raina.
Finally, the southpaw was all praise for the picturesque Dharamsala stadium, infact going onto say that it's the most beautiful stadium that he has ever played cricket.
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