– Introduction:
Suresh Raina Records: Suresh Raina is an asset to any team he plays for. Raina has always stood up whenever the team was in trouble. He was born on 27th November 1982 at a place known as Muradnagar, Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh. Raina is a left-handed middle-order batsman and also chips in with the bowl whenever needed. He was part of the ICC World Cup 2011 where India became champions after 28 years.
He played a crucial knock in the quarter-finals with Yuvraj Singh to clinch the victory against Australia. Raina is popularly known as Mr. IPL due to his consistent performances since the commencement of the league. He retired from International cricket on 15th August 2020. Chinna Thalla continues to play for his IPL team – Chennai Super Kings.
-Education: B.com
-Height: 172 cms (5’8”)
-Weight: 62 kgs
– Family Details and background:
He was born to Trilok Chand Raina and Parvesh Raina. His father, Mr. Trilok Chand Raina is a retired Army officer). Suresh is married to Priyanka Raina. She launched a baby care brand ‘Maate’ and it works alongside the ‘Gracia Raina Foundation’ (GRF). GRF looks after the maternal and child’s care. They have two kids – Gracia Raina and Rio Raina.
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-Net Worth (2021): $25 million
-Net Income (2021): 6.5 Crores +
-Records :
- In an international career spanning nearly 12 years, he tallied 5,615 runs from 226 ODIs at an average of 35.31.
- He also played 18 Tests and 78 T20Is, having racked up 768 and 1,605 runs respectively.
- In 2010, Raina became the 12th Indian cricketer to slam a century on Test debut.
- In the same Test, Raina became only the third cricketer and first from India to register a ton in all three formats. His maiden ODI hundred came against Hong Kong in 2008, while his only hundred in T20Is were recorded against South Africa (2010).
- He remains the only Indian to score centuries in both T20I and ODI World Cup.
- Raina continues to make an impact in T20 cricket. As of now, he has amassed 8,392 runs from 319 matches at an average of 32.65. Notably, Raina was also the first Indian player to score 6,000 and 8,000 runs in T20 cricket.
- He is presently the second-highest run-scorer of the tournament, having amassed 5,368 from 193 games at 33.34.
- He was the first-ever cricketer to reach 5,000 IPL runs, and first from India with 100 sixes.
Milestones:
One-Day International Cricket:
- Man of the series awards
- Man of the Match awards
Twenty20 International Cricket:
- Player of the Series Awards
- Man of the Match Awards
International Premier League:
- 5000 runs and 50 fielding dismissals. One-Day Internationals.
- 7th. Highest partnership for the fifth wicket (196*)
- 9th. Most runs in an innings (by batting position) (101)
- 9th. Most catches in a career (42)
-Social Media World:
Suresh Raina has been extremely active on social media. He keeps his fans entertained by posting his fitness and cricket-related videos. He keeps posting about his family and fans love it.
