(1986-11-27) 27 November 1986 (age 37) Muradnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India
Nickname
Sonu, Chinna Thala Raina,[1] Mr. IPL [2][3][4]
Height
5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Batting
Left-handed
Bowling
Right-arm off-spin
Role
Batsman
International information
National side
India (2005–2018)
Test debut (cap 265)
26 July 2010 v Sri Lanka
Last Test
10 January 2015 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 159)
30 July 2005 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI
17 July 2018 v England
ODI shirt no.
48 (formerly 3 and 30)
T20I debut (cap 8)
1 December 2006 v South Africa
Last T20I
8 July 2018 v England
T20I shirt no.
3 (formerly 48 and 30)
Domestic team information
Years
Team
2002/03–2020/21
Uttar Pradesh
2008–2015, 2018–2021
Chennai Super Kings (squad no. 3)
2016–2017
Gujarat Lions (squad no. 3)
Career statistics
Competition
Test
ODI
T20I
FC
Matches
18
226
78
109
Runs scored
768
5,615
1,605
6,871
Batting average
26.48
35.31
29.18
42.15
100s/50s
1/7
5/36
1/5
14/45
Top score
120
116*
101
204*
Balls bowled
1,041
2,126
349
3,457
Wickets
13
36
13
41
Bowling average
46.38
50.30
34.00
41.97
5 wickets in innings
0
0
0
0
10 wickets in match
0
0
0
0
Best bowling
2/1
3/34
2/6
3/31
Catches/stumpings
23/–
102/–
42/–
118/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing India
ICC Cricket World Cup
Winner
2011 India-Bangladesh-Sri Lanka
ICC Champions Trophy
Winner
2013 England and Wales
ICC T20 World Cup
Runner-up
2014 Bangladesh
ACC Asia Cup
Winner
2010 Sri Lanka
Winner
2016 Bangladesh
Runner-up
2008 Pakistan
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 19 April 2024
Suresh Raina[5] (pronunciationⓘ; born 27 November 1986[6]) is an Indian former international cricketer.[7] He occasionally served as stand-in captain for Indian men's national cricket team as well as in IPL for Chennai Super Kings during the absence of the main captain, MS Dhoni. He played for Uttar Pradesh (UP) in domestic cricket circuit.[7] He is an aggressive left-handed middle-order batsman and an occasional off-spin bowler. He is the second-youngest player ever to captain India.[8] He was the captain of Gujarat Lions in the Indian Premier League (IPL), and he also served as vice-captain of the Chennai Super Kings.[9] He is the first Indian batsman to hit a century in all three formats of international cricket.[10] During his time with India, he won the 2011 Cricket World Cup and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy. Raina made history being the first Indian to score a century in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, which he did with his 101 runs against South Africa at the 2010 Tournament.[11]
On 15 August 2020, Raina announced his retirement from all formats of international cricket.[12] He pulled out of the 2020 Indian Premier League due to personal reasons.[13] On 6 September 2022, he announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, including IPL and domestic cricket.[14]
^Srinidhi PR. "After firing blanks, 'Chinna Thala' Suresh Raina comes to the party as CSK go on top". The New Indian Express. Express News Service. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
^"Mr. IPL Suresh Raina to make commentary debut in IPL 2022; Ravi Shastri set for return: Report". TimesNow. 16 March 2022.
^"Suresh Raina: No fairytale ending for 'Mr IPL' Suresh Raina". The Times of India. 15 February 2022.
^"IPL 2022 Mega Auction: 'Mr IPL' Suresh Raina goes unsold; Steve Smith fails to find buyers in opening bid". Hindustan Times. 12 February 2022.
^"Suresh Raina Profile, Suresh Raina: Age, ICC Ranking, Career Info, Stats and Latest News". www.indiatoday.in. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
^"Suresh Raina Profile - Age, Career Info, News, Stats, Records & Videos". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
^ ab"'We had already made up our minds to retire' - When Suresh Raina revealed why he & Dhoni retired on same day". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
^"After MS Dhoni, World Cup winner Suresh Raina announces retirement from international cricket". India Today. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
^"IPL 2018: I'm going to be the vice-captain in Chennai Super Kings, says Suresh Raina". India TV. 11 January 2018.
^"Indian players with century in all formats of Cricket". 28 August 2016.
^"When Suresh Raina became 1st Indian batter to score a T20I century against South Africa in 2010 T20 WC -WATCH". TimesNow. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
^"Suresh Raina joins MS Dhoni in international retirement". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
^"IPL 2020: CSK's Suresh Raina pulls out of tournament due to personal reasons". Hindustan Times. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
^staff, ESPNcricinfo (6 September 2022). "Suresh Raina announces retirement from cricket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
SureshRaina (pronunciation; born 27 November 1986) is an Indian former international cricketer. He occasionally served as stand-in captain for Indian...
level. He is nicknamed the right-handed SureshRaina on social media due to his playing style resembling that of Raina. Rizvi began playing cricket at the...
auction. The franchise bought other international cricketers such as SureshRaina, Matthew Hayden, Stephen Fleming, Muttiah Muralitharan and Michael Hussey...
consistent Mumbai Indians at Chepauk with an all-round performance by SureshRaina. Raina impressed again in the next game against Deccan Chargers by scoring...
their season strong with consistent batting from Michael Hussey and SureshRaina. Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja formed a strong middle...
bought him for $1.5 million. They also bought Indian players such as SureshRaina, Parthiv Patel, Lakshmipathy Balaji and Joginder Sharma and foreign players...
captained by SureshRaina and coached by Brad Hodge.[citation needed] Source: The four top ranked teams qualified for the playoffs SureshRaina (Captain)...
runs in 20 overs with a loss of 5 wickets. Batting at number three, SureshRaina top scored for the Super Kings with 43 runs. Royals' bowler Yusuf Pathan...
Commercial Service Suresh Oberoi, Indian Hindi movie actor Suresh Pachouri, Indian politician SureshRaina, Indian cricketer Suresh Premachandran, Sri...
23 May 2022. "Final: RPS vs MI – VIVO perfect catch of the season – SureshRaina". www.iplt20.com. Retrieved 23 May 2022. "IPL 2018: VIVO Perfect Catch...
runs in 20 overs with a loss of five wickets. Batting at number three, SureshRaina top scored for the Super Kings with an unbeaten 57 runs off 35 balls...
Super Kings won the toss and chose to bat. This was the 100th match for SureshRaina in his IPL career, during which he has only represented CSK and had played...
This was India's first cricket match to be played against Hong Kong. SureshRaina (Ind) scored his first century in ODIs. Source: ESPNCricinfo All times...
team's batting coach. Kings retained their former skipper MS Dhoni, SureshRaina and all rounder Ravindra Jadeja from their IPL 2015 squad for 33 crores...
and elected to field. South Africa won the toss and elected to field. SureshRaina became the third man, the second in the ICC World Twenty20 and the first...
players for the 2019 season. The list included Mahendra Singh Dhoni, SureshRaina, Faf du Plessis, Murali Vijay, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Billings, Mitchell...
over for his team. The Super Kings lost du Plessis early but Watson and Raina did not give the Sunrisers any chance to bounce back with their 117-run...
Chennai Super Kings 144/7 (20 overs) v Deccan Chargers 148/3 (18 overs) SureshRaina 32 (21) R. P. Singh 2/12 (3 overs) Adam Gilchrist 54 (36) Manpreet Gony...
through the retention process. CSK retained captain MS Dhoni, vice-captain SureshRaina, Murali Vijay and Albie Morkel for a total of $4.5 million. This left...
Indian actor SureshRaina (born 1986), Indian cricketer Samay Raina (born 1997), Indian comedian Vineet Raina, Indian actor Jasmeet Singh Raina (born 1989)...
Smith. McCullum was dismissed for 46 and soon Smith followed with 62. SureshRaina then came up with an unbeaten 43 to take Chennai to a six-wicket win...
most appearances, appearing in all thirty matches played by the team. SureshRaina has scored the most runs for GL, with 841 runs. No player has scored...
in 2014, the Super Kings retained five players: Mahendra Singh Dhoni, SureshRaina, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin and Dwayne Bravo. The retention...
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