Suresh Raina
He is an Indian professional cricket player. An aggressive left-handed middle-order batsman and an occasional off-spin bowler, he is also regarded as one of the best fielders in world cricket.
Rating
5/5
| Personal Information | data |
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| REAL NAME | Suresh Kumar Raina |
| Nick Name | Sonu, Chinna Thala |
| Birth Date | 27 November 1986 |
| Birth Place | Muradnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Age | 34 years |
| Profession | Cricketer |
| Zodiac Sign | Sagittarius |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Address | Sec. 11, Rajnagar, Ghaziabad/C-27, Sector 50, Noida |
| Gender | Male |
| Physical Stats | data |
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| Height | 5 ft 9 inches |
| Weight | 68 kg |
| Chest | 38 inches |
| Waist | 32 inches |
| Biceps | 13 inches |
| Features | Athletic body, dark brown hair and dark brown eyes |
| Family | data |
|---|---|
| Father | Tirlokchand Raina |
| Mother | Parvesh Raina |
| Brother | Dinesh Raina, Naresh Raina, Mukesh Raina |
| Sister | Renu |
| Debut/Fame | data |
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| Debut | ODI debut: Against Sri Lanka (2005), T20I debut: Against South Africa (2006), Test debut: Against Sri Lanka (2010) |
| Fame | He is the third batsman in the world and first Indian to hit a T20I century |
| Marriages/children | data |
|---|---|
| Wife | Priyanka Chaudhary Raina (m. 2015-Present) |
| Daughter | Gracia Raina (Born: 2016) |
| Son | Rio Raina (Born: 2020) |
| Affairs/Children | data |
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| Affair | Poorna Patel |
| Affair | Shruti Hassan (Actress) |
| Education and Net Worth | data |
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| College/University | Guru Gobind Singh Sports College, Lucknow |
| Net Worth | $25 Million |
| Favorite Things & More | data |
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| Religion | Hinduism |
| Hobbies | Travelling, Snorkeling, Water sports, Paragliding |
| Favorite Actors | Amitabh Bachchan |
| Favorite Actresses | Sonali Bendre, Jessica Alba |
| Favorite Singers | Kishore Kumar, Mohit Chauhan |
| Favorite Food | Aloo Kadhi, Tunde Kabab |
| Favorite Player | Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, MS Dhoni, Muttiah Muralitharan, Glenn McGrath, Brett Lee |
| Favorite Movies | Sholay, Kai Po Che, Iqbal, Fault in our Stars, Cast Away |
| Favorite Destination | Italy, Ibiza, Greece |
| Car Collection | Porsche Boxster, Mini Cooper |
| Social Links | data |
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| www.facebook.com/SureshKumaRainaOfficial | |
| twitter.com/ImRaina | |
| www.instagram.com/sureshraina3 | |
| Official Site | www.sureshraina.com |
More Information About
Suresh Raina is an Indian professional cricket player. He made his T20I debut against South Africa on 1 December 2006, his ODI debut against Sri Lanka on 30 July 2005, and his Test debut against Sri Lanka on 26 July 2010.
2012 Tour of Sri Lanka
- On 21 July 2012, In the first ODI, he scored 50 runs in 45 balls to help India reach 314 and they won the match 21 runs.
- In the second ODI, he was out for 1 but came back in the third ODI where he scored 65 runs in only 45 balls and they won the match, Raina is also won the man of the match award for his performance.
- In the 4th ODI, he scored his 3rd half-century of the series and helped India beat Sri Lanka by 6 wickets by scoring 58*.
Raina was named as the 12th man in the ‘Team of the Tournament’ for the 2012 T20 World Cup by the ICC.
Achievements
International arena
- He is the first Indian to hit a T20I century and the third batsman in the world.
- He is the first Indian batsman to score centuries in all three formats of the game.
- He was the twelfth Indian player to score test century on debut.
- Raina is the only Indian to score centuries in both T20I and ODI World Cup.
- He is the first Indian player to score 6000 as well as 8000 runs in a Twenty20 career.
- Raina was the first-ever batsman to score a T20I century when batting at number 3 position or lower.
Domestic arena
- Raina is the first-ever cricketer to reach 5,000 runs in IPL.
- He holds the record of most no. of catches (102) in the IPL.
- Riana is the first Indian player to hit 100 sixes in the IPL.
- He is the first and only player to have scored over 400 runs in 7 consecutive ( 2008–2014) IPL seasons.
- He is the first and only Indian player to have scored a century in IPL, CLT20, and T20I.
- He is the highest run-scorer in the CLT20 (842 runs)
- He holds the record for scoring the most fifties in Champions League T20 history(6).
- He has a record of most consecutive appearances for a team 158. Chennai Super Kings.
- He holds the record for the most runs scored in the powerplay in an IPL match.