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Suresh Raina is a former cricketer who played internationally for India. Suresh Raina played for Uttar Pradesh, Chennai Super Kings, Gujarat Lions and Chennai Super Kings throughout his career since 2002.
Early life and childhood
Suresh Raina was born on November 27, 1986 and is currently 34 years old. He hails from Muradnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India, and lives in Rajnagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. Furthermore, his zodiac sign is Sagittarius and his full name is Suresh Kumar Raina.
Talking about his family, Suresh comes from a Kashmiri Pandit family hailing from Rainawari, Srinagar. Likewise, he has a military family background that helped him maintain a disciplined life.
Furthermore, Suresh has three elder brothers: Dinesh, Mukesh and Naresh Raina. Likewise, he also has an elder sister named Renu Raina. His parents are father Tirlokchand and mother Parvesh Raina. At the young age of 14, Suresh decided to play cricket and moved to the Government Specialized Sports School.
Caption: Suresh Raina posing for a photo with his parents, wife and children. Source: Instagram
Career and professional life
Professionally, Suresh Raina was an Indian international cricketer. He was an aggressive left-handed middle-order batsman. He occasionally also played as a spin bowler. Furthermore, Suresh is considered one of the best players in world cricket. Professionally, Suresh played for Uttar Pradesh in all forms of domestic cricket.
Before his retirement, Suresh was the captain of the Gujarat Lions in the Indian Premier League. Currently, the former cricketer is the vice-captain of the Chennai Super Kings. The former cricketer was also the captain of the Indian cricket team. Furthermore, the former player still holds the record of being the second youngest player to captain India. Furthermore, Suresh also holds the record of being the first Indian batsman to score a century in all three international cricket formats.
Talking about the beginning of his career, Suresh made his ODI debut in July 2005. He played against Sri Lanka at the young age of 19. However, his Test debut came only after about five years. It was in July 2010 and he played again against Sri Lanka. Similarly, the former professional cricketer was part of the Indian team that won the 2011 Cricket World Cup.
Caption: Suresh Raina posing for a photo with the Indian team after winning the World Cup in 2011. Source: Instagram
More details
Suresh announced his retirement from international cricket on 15 August 2020. He retired from all formats of international cricket. Later, the former cricketer also retired from the 2020 Indian Premier League due to personal reasons. In fact, he shared this news through his Instagram account just a few minutes after fellow Indian star cricketer MS Dhoni (Mahendra Singh Dhoni) announced his retirement.
Suresh Raina’s partners include several renowned brands including Adidas, Amazon, Asics, Birla Sun Life Insurance, Ceat, Colgate, Flipkart.com, Gatorade, Gillette, Gulf, HDFC Bank, HP, Intex, Kenneth Cole, Nerolac, Pepsi, Puma, Pure. Play, Repsol, Skechers, Starpick, Lotus Group and VVIP among others.
Caption: Suresh Raina playing alongside MS Dhoni for the Chennai Super Kings team. Source: Instagram
Brand endorsements
Among the brands it has endorsed are Intex, Boost Energy Drinks, PepsiCo, RK Global, HP, Fantain, Jio, Muthoot Group, India Cements, Nippon, HIL, Frooti and Peter England.
civil status
Suresh is married to Priyanka Chaudhary Raina. The lovers married on April 3, 2015. The couple shares two children: daughter Gracia and son Rio.
Priyanka is the co-founder of “Grace Raina Foundation” along with Suresh. It is a non-profit organization that works to empower women at the cusp of their reproductive years with the right tools and platform to enable them to make informed decisions. Furthermore, Suresh and his wife also co-founded “MAATÉ Care”. It is a brand that produces natural products for baby well-being created from the inspiration of ancient rituals.
Previously, Suresh was romantically linked to Poorna Patel. The rumors started when photos of the couple visiting a temple in Shirdi went viral. Poorna is the daughter of former Cabinet Minister for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Praful Patel. Poorna Patel is also the best friend of MS Dhoni’s wife Sakshi Dhoni.
Caption: Suresh Raina posing for a photo with his wife and children. Source: Instagram
Suresh Raina – Body Measurements
Suresh has a height of approximately 5 feet 9 inches or 175 cm and his weight is around 62 kg. Likewise, the former cricketer’s chest, waist and bicep size are 38-32-13 inches respectively. Furthermore, Suresh has dark brown eyes and hair of the same color.
Social media
Talking about his social media presence, Suresh Raina joined Twitter in March 2010 and till now has more than 18.7 million followers on his @ImRaina account. Likewise, he has more than 6.1 million people following his journey on Facebook. The former cricketer is also available on Instagram with the username @sureshraina3 with over 16 million followers.
Suresh Raina – Net worth 2023
Suresh has mentioned in his bio that people can contact [email protected] or Anand Kanwar at +919899005693 for any queries. Moving on, Suresh has an estimated net worth of approximately $25 million US dollars.
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