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Suresh Raina
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PERSONAL INFORMATION

REAL NAME
Suresh Raina

NICK NAMES
Sonu

BIRTHDAY
BORN ON DAY
Thursday
NEXT BIRTHDAY ON
Thursday


BIRTHPLACE
Muradnagar

AGE
38 Years 2 Months 21 Days

NATIONALITY
Indian
Suresh Raina Nationality Indian

PROFESSION

ZODIAC
SAGITTARIUS

FEATURES
Dark brown eyes and black hair

Physical Stats

CHEST
N/A

BICEPS
N/A

WAIST
N/A

HEIGHT
5'8''(feet & inches)
 
1.7272 meters
 
172.72 cm

WEIGHT
66 kg
 
145.2 lbs

Suresh Raina Family Members

Parents
MOTHER
Parvesh Raina
FATHER
Tirlokchand Raina
BROTHER(S) NAME
Naresh Raina
Dinesh Raina
Mukesh Raina
SISTER(S) NAME
Renu Raina

Suresh Raina Marriage, Affairs and Children

SPOUSE
Suresh Raina wife Priyanka Chaudhary
Priyanka Chaudhary (2015-Present)
Child(ren) of Suresh Raina and Priyanka Chaudhary
Suresh Raina child Gracia Raina
Gracia Raina

Fame & Address

DEBUT
ODI against Sri Lanka (2005), T20I against South Africa (2006), Test against Sri Lanka (2010)

FAMOUS FROM/AS
West Indies tour (2011)

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Education, Net Worth & More

RELIGION
Hindu

FAVOURITE FOOD(S)
Tunde ke Kabab, mutton and chicken seekh kebabs

FAVOURITE MOVIE
Sholay

INTERESTS
Social Netwoking

CAR COLLECTION
Porsche Boxster (yellow)

NET WORTH
$4 Million

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Suresh Raina
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Career of Suresh Raina
Suresh Raina entered his professional career and played internationally after he was chosen for the U-19 tour to England in 2002. When he was 16, he got the chance to make his Ranji Trophy debut for Uttar Pradesh against Assam in February 2003 but did not play another match until the following season, he has also been the captain for the U19 Uttar Pradesh team. He made his Test debut on 26 July 2010 against Sri Lanka, his ODI debut was also against the same team on 30 July 2005. His T20I debut was on 1 December 2006 against South Africa. His crucial knocks in quarter-final and semi-final of the 2011 Cricket World Cup helped India to win the WorldCup.

Crisis in the life of Suresh Raina
  • He fell into a huge controversy fire in June 2013, after Former IPL chief Lalit Modi blamed him along with Dwayne Bravo and Ravindra Jadeja of taking a bribe from a bookie, while they were playing in the team of Chennai Super Kings.
  • Match Fixing controversy again sparked during the 2016 T20 World Cup, the news went viral on the eve of semifinal match where India was against West Indies. Reportedly he was already being investigated by SCL for possibly being engaged in match-fixing after he was eyed with a woman, who was noticeably a close associate of a bookie.

Some Lesser Known Facts About Suresh Raina

  • Does Suresh Raina takes alcohol? NA.
  • Is Suresh Raina in the habit of Smoking? No.
  • Suresh Raina is non vegetarian.He likes to have sea-food and Chinese food.
    Suresh Raina eating non vegetarian food
  • The cricketer has spent most of his childhood away from his home in a hostel. According to him, his days in the hostel were tough. Ragging, burnt chapatis, milk that had an awful odor, but, never once did he call home. He says he knew if he had to become a tough cricketer, he would have to handle the pressure.
  • He made his mind to go into the cricket field in 1999, after which he moved to Lucknow from Ghaziabad to attend the specialist Government Sports College, which was his first step of a glittering cricket career.
    He made his mind to go into the cricket field in 1999, after which he moved to Lucknow from Ghaziabad to attend the specialist Government Sports Colle
  • He has a tattoo on his right arm which reads Believe.
    He has a tattoo on his right arm which reads Believe.
  • For his marvelous performance in the U-19 Asian ODI Championship in 2003, he was awarded a Border-Gavaskar scholarship to train at the Australian Cricket Academy. He hit three 50s in the series, including a 90 off only 38 balls in Pakistan
  • On his test debut against Srilanka, he scored a century. Whereas his ODI debut in 2005 against SriLanka was quite tough as he was dismissed for a golden duck.
    On his test debut against Srilanka, he scored a century. Whereas his ODI debut in 2005 against SriLanka was quite tough as he was dismissed for a gold
  • A controversy was sparked in 2012 after he posted a tweet concerning Pakistan Cricket team, as they were out of the tournament after losing to Srilanka. The tweet was criticized by the Twitter community; soon after the post was deleted and the cricketer clarified that it wasn't him. He stated that he discovered the fact last night that his nephew has posted some random tweets. Further, he continued "I'm a sportsman and would never disrespect. Though I already deleted it, I felt better to clarify. To all those who are upset, I'm sorry. I'm not one to show disrespect".
    A controversy was sparked in 2012 after he posted a tweet concerning Pakistan Cricket team, as they were out of the tournament after losing to Srilank
  • According to him, if he wasn't into the field of cricket he would have become a basketball player or singer.
  • Not many people are aware of the fact that, the hunk can also play the saxophone.
    Not many people are aware of the fact that, the hunk can also play the saxophone.
  • His wife Priyanka is his childhood friend and even their family know each other pretty well since they were little.
  • Apart from his talent in cricket he has also shown his singing talent and sung the song 'Tu mili sab mila' for the Bollywood film Meeruthiya Gangsters, released in 2015. He lent his melodious voice to the beautiful song 'Bitiya Rani' for 'The Priyanka Raina Show' on Red FM too.
    Apart from his talent in cricket he has also shown his singing talent and sung the song 'Tu mili sab mila' for the Bollywood film Meeruthiya Gangsters
  • The Champ has missed only a single game for Chennai Super Kings. which was due to a calf injury, according to sources he was ruled out for two matches but he returned to the game just one match.
  • The cricketer has scored a 100 in all three formats ODI, Test, and T20 of international cricket, making his name on top of the three Indian batsmen in the list.
  • Raina has a unique habit of collecting his cricket bats, till date he has gathered more than 250 bats.
    Raina has a unique habit of collecting his cricket bats, till date he has gathered more than 250 bats.
  • He along with his wife Priyanka founded the Gracia Raina Foundation on 15 May 2017, which is dedicated to create awareness and work closely with adolescents girls, women & children.
    He along with his wife Priyanka founded the Gracia Raina Foundation on 15 May 2017, which is dedicated to create awareness and work closely with adole
  • His article piece was featured in the anthological biography by Rahul Dravid titled Rahul Dravid: Timeless Steel in 2012.
    His article piece was featured in the anthological biography by Rahul Dravid titled Rahul Dravid: Timeless Steel in 2012.
  • He has also shown his involvement in the Indian Swachh Bharat Movement being one of the brand ambassadors.
    He has also shown his involvement in the Indian Swachh Bharat Movement being one of the brand ambassadors.
  • M. A Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi Eden park are his favorite cricket grounds.
  • His ODI shirt number is 48 (formerly 3 and 30), and T20I shirt number is 3.
    His ODI shirt number is 48 (formerly 3 and 30), and T20I shirt number is 3.
  • Raina visited Velammal Medical College & Velammal Residential School, Madurai on 29th August,2016
    Raina visited Velammal Medical College & Velammal Residential School, Madurai on 29th August,2016
  • He took Test retirement in 2015 after playing his last test match on 10 January 2015 against Australia.

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