He got selected in squad for 2008 Asia Cup and On 25 June 2008 Raina scored his maiden hundred against Hong Kong in just 66 balls becoming the second fastest century maker in Indian Cricket history. In next two matches, he scored 84 off 69 balls against Pakistan and 116 off 107 balls against Bangladesh
Suresh Raina won man of the match award consecutively three times in that series and since then, Raina has been a member of India's full-strength ODI and T20 team.