Former Indian cricketer Suresh Raina mirrored on the robust instances he went by means of after getting injured. In 2007, Raina suffered a career-threatening knee damage which left him bedridden for six months. Due to this damage, he was omitted of India’s 2007 T20 World Cup squad. The left-handed batter talked about how he handled the psychological stress of by no means with the ability to compete once more, the bodily ache of being on crutches, and the way his household and associates turned his guiding mild in darkish instances.

“When I got injured, more than physical it was mental stress that was taking a toll on me. My family asked me to focus on recovery and not worry about the loan I had taken. The other thing that was eating me up was if I will ever get a chance again because the competition was so tough and the 2007 T20 World Cup was coming up,” Raina stated on Jio Cinema

“Then I decided to leave my fate in the hands of God and focused on having a good time with friends and family as this was a chance to spend time with them as I never spent more than 10-20 days in a year at home since 1998. So, with the love and blessing of my family, I waded through the choppy waters quite easily,” Raina added.

Raina’s mindset acquired to a degree the place he thought he may by no means come again from his damage and play cricket once more.

“Yes, that thought did cross my mind. I was stressed about the financial position that I and the family were in, especially after I took a loan. And if I don’t play again, it would all be over. I realised that what was in my control is to strengthen my knee and everything else will follow,” Raina signed off.

Raina nonetheless overcame the damage and made a return again to the Indian squad. He ended up enjoying 18 Tests, 226 ODIs and 78 T20 International for the Indian staff. He ended up scoring 768 runs within the Test format, and 5,615 runs within the ODI format with a mean of 35.3. While within the T20I format, he struck 1,605 runs with a strike fee of 134.9.