New Delhi: On a day when Brendon McCullum broke the record for the fastest Test hundred, Suresh Raina said he couldn&rsquo;t be happier to have the Kiwi swashbuckler in his IPL team Gujarat Lions even though he wants an Indian to breach the milestone.
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<img title="Suresh Raina at the unveiling of Gujarat Lions&rsquo; jersey in New Delhi on Saturday. PIC/PTI" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2016/feb/21Suresh-Raina.jpg" alt="Suresh Raina at the unveiling of Gujarat Lions&rsquo; jersey in New Delhi on Saturday. PIC/PTI" /> Suresh Raina at the unveiling of Gujarat Lions&rsquo; jersey in New Delhi on Saturday. Pic/PTI
Asked if McCullum breaking a 30-year-old record of Sir Viv Richards (which he jointly shared with Misbah ul Haq) will make it easier for new generation of batsmen to have a shot at glory, Raina said: &ldquo;I am very happy for McCullum but I hope that somebody from India can do it. I am happy that we have McCullum in Gujarat Lions team. He is a fearless cricketer and we want players who will be playing fearless cricket.&rdquo;
Speaking at the launch of the Gujarat Lions&rsquo; team jersey, Raina said captaincy is &ldquo;just a designation&rdquo; for him as he does not look at it as a vehicle for something bigger (Indian captaincy in limited overs format).
&ldquo;Captaincy is just a designation for me. It is the performance that wins you matches. It is all about how one performs on a particular day. My job is simple. I have to deliver for the Gujarat Lions.
Right now, the focus is on Asia Cup, then we have the World T20 and then comes the IPL. We will have a camp in Gujarat with domestic players before IPL. It is important to have a balanced team with good domestic players,&rdquo; he said.

On a day when Brendon McCullum broke the record for the fastest Test hundred, Suresh Raina said he couldn&rsquo;t be happier to have the Kiwi swashbuckler in his IPL team Gujarat Lions even though he wants an Indian to breach the milestone

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