Suresh Raina is an Indian Cricketer. he was born on 27 November 1986 in Uttar Pradesh, India. he is 35 years old, 5 ft 9 inch tall. he has been married to his childhood friend Priyanka Chaudhary in the year 2015 and has two kids.
Occupation | Cricketer |
Date of Birth | 27 November 1986 |
Age | 35 years old |
Birthplace | Uttar Pradesh, India |
Height | 1.75 m |
Relationship Status | Married |
Nationality | Indian |
Early Life
Suresh started playing Cricket at age of 14 years old. To pursue his dream, he got admission to ‘Guru Gobind Sports college’ of Lucknow in the year 2000. He was an exemplary performer there. He started getting attention when he was selected for the Under -19 Tour to England at the age of 15. At the age of 16, He played his ‘Ranji Debut for Uttar Pradesh against Assam in the year 2003.
Career Wings
Raina was selected for the 2004 U- 19 World Cup where he showed his capabilities by scoring Three Half- Centuries. He received the “Border Gavaskar Scholarship” for his performance.
With Scholarship money, he enrolled himself in “The Australian Cricket Academy” and improved his skills.
Raina was selected for “Indian International Cricket Team” in the year 2005. Right after this, He has made his First International Debut against Sri Lanka on 29 July 2005 at the age of 19. His Domestic performance was good. However, did not have a good performance record in the international match due to which he was out of the team in year 2006.
In 2008, Raina got a chance to play IPL First Season from the “Chennai Super Kings” team where he scored 421 runs.
In consideration of his IPL performance, he was selected for the ‘Asia Cup’ in Indian Cricket Team. He was able to achieve people’s attention by his performance. He claimed his ‘Middle-order Batsman’ position in the team.
He Played a Significant role in the 2011 Cricket World Cup. He Supported the team with his superb fielding.
Nickname | Sonu, Chinna Thala |
Wife | Priyanka Chaudhary |
Kids | Gracia Raina, Rio Raina |
Father | Tirlokchand Raina |
Mother | Parvesh Raina |
Siblings | 4 |
Role | Batsman |
Batting | Left- handed |
Bowling | Right- arm off spin |
Currently Active | IPL, Chennai Super Kings |
Net Worth | $25 million |
Charity | Gracia Raina Foundation |
IPL Journey
He has played from “Chennai Super Kings” year 2008 to 2015 and 2015 to 2016 from “Gujrat Lions” where he was captain of the team. However, 2018 onwards he is playing from “Chennai Super Kings” and is also Vice- captain of the Team.
Other Engagements
Suresh Raina currently endorses brands such as Intex, Boost Energy Drinks, RK Global, HP. As part of cross endorsement deals with IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings , he endorses brands like Jio, Muthoot Group, India Cement, Nippon, Peter England.
Suresh rains is actively involved in the works of the ‘Gracia Raina Foundation’. The foundations works for the improvisation of health conditions for mental health and infants.
Achievements
- He is the First ever cricketer to reach 5,000 runs in IPL.
- He is the second after Chris Gayle and the First Indian Player to hit 100 sixes in the IPL.
- He holds the record for the scoring the most fifties in Champions League T20 history.
- He holds the record of most no. of catches (102) in the IPL.