Former Indian cricketer Suresh Raina has heaped praise on the Indian cricket team for their phenomenal performance against Australia Down Under.

All-rounder Hardik Pandya received the Man of the Series award for his crucial contrbutions.

“Congratulations #TeamIndia on the amazing series win, we only move forward from here. Super proud of you all. @hardikpandya7 way to go brother, man of the series,” Suresh Raina wrote on Twitter.

It is pertinent to note that the Indian cricket team is the only one to whitewash Australia in a three-match T20I series at home. Playing under MS Dhoni’s captaincy, the Men in Blue blanked the hosts 3-0 Down Under.

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Some reports claimed that there was a rift between Suresh Raina and his franchise. However, the 2011 Cricket World Cup winner has since clarified that his relationship with CSK is still the same.

Congratulations #TeamIndia 🇮🇳on the amazing series win, we only move forward from here. Super proud of you all 🙌 .. @hardikpandya7 way to go brother, man of the series 💪

— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) December 8, 2020

IPL 2021 will happen soon, so it will be intriguing to see if the Chennai-based franchise retains Raina ahead of the rumored mega-auction.

As far as the Indian cricket team is concerned, the visitors will now play a pink-ball practice match in Australia before facing the hosts in a day/night Test at the Adelaide Oval.