Suresh Raina's knee surgery calls for 6 weeks of rehab, friend Jonty Rhodes asks batsman to 'listen' to his body

Harbhajan Singh also took to Twitter to wish Raina a speedy recovery.

By ET Online and Agencies | Aug 10, 2019, 04.47 PM IST

Jonty Rhodes (L) shared a special message for his friend and opponent on the field, Indian batsman Suresh Raina (R), who recently went through a knee surgery.

Former South African batsman and fielder Jonty Rhodes shared a special message for his friend and opponent on the field, Indian batsman Suresh Raina, who recently went through a knee surgery.

"@ImRaina u have been an inspiration to so many with your incredible work ethic over your career, especially these last couple of years. Listen to your body now my friend - knowing u, u will want to be out training tomorrow. #aramse," Rhodes tweeted.

@ImRaina u have been an inspiration to so many with your incredible work ethic over your career, especially these l… https://t.co/pJ7q6YuZEh
— Jonty Rhodes (@JontyRhodes8) 1565416399000

India spinner Harbhajan Singh also tweeted for his teammate Raina and wrote: "Get well soon champion @ImRaina."

Get well soon champion @ImRaina �� https://t.co/FGdDRhsXXL
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) 1565382030000

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), earlier, took to Twitter and informed regarding Raina's surgery on Friday.

"Mr Suresh Raina underwent a knee surgery where he had been facing discomfort for the last few months. The surgery has been successful and it will require him 4-6 weeks of rehab for recovery. We wish him a speedy recovery," BCCI tweeted.

Mr Suresh Raina underwent a knee surgery where he had been facing discomfort for the last few months. The surgery h… https://t.co/miwzjktNGL
— BCCI (@BCCI) 1565368688000

The 32-year-old has played 18 Tests, 226 ODIs for India amassing 768 and 5,615 runs respectively.

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