Bio/Wiki
| Full Name | Suresh Kumar Raina |
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| Nickname(s) | Sanu, Sonu |
Physical Stats & More
| Height | 173 cm |
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| Weight | 73 kg |
| Eye Color | Dark Brown |
| Hair Color | Black |
Personal Life
| Marital Status | Married |
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| Hobbies | Travelling, snorkelling, water sports, paragliding |
| Address | Sector 11, Rajnagar, Ghaziabad, C-27, Sector 50, Noida |
Relationships & More
| Wife/Spouse | Priyanka Chaudhary (m.2015-present) | ||||
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| Marriage Date | 3/04/2015 | ||||
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| Affairs/Girlfriends | Poorna Patel (rumour), Shruti Hassan (rumour) |
Family
| Father | Tirlokchand Raina (Retired army officer) |
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| Mother | Parvesh Raina |
| Siblings | Naresh Raina, Mukesh Raina, Dinesh Raina (All elder), Renu Raina (Elder) |
Career
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| International Retirement | On 06/09/2022, he decided to hang up his boots from all formats of the game. | ||||||
| Coach/Mentor | Deepak Sharma, SP Krishnan | ||||||
| Jersey Number | #3 (India), #3 (IPL) | ||||||
| Domestic/State Team | Chennai Super Kings, Gujarat Lions, India Blue, Uttar Pradesh | ||||||
| Nature on field | Calm | ||||||
| Likes to play against | Pakistan | ||||||
| Favourite Shot | Pull shot | ||||||
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| Career Turning Point | At the age of 15, Raina was spotted by Indian selectors when he was playing for Uttar Pradesh under-16s and was drafted to India's under-19 tour of England where he scored 2 half-centuries. |
Favourites
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| Footballer | Lionel Messi | ||||
| Actor | Amitabh Bachchan | ||||
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| Song | Sukoon Mila from the film Mary Kom | ||||
| Colour | Light Blue | ||||
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| Car | Bentley | ||||
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Style Quotient
| Cars collection | Porsche Boxster, Mini Cooper |
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Some Lesser Known Facts
| Raina hails from a Kashmiri Pandit family in Anantnag, Jammu & Kashmir. | |
| He spent much of his childhood in a hostel, away from home. | |
| Raina began his professional cricket career in 1999 at the sports college in Lucknow. | |
| He captained the Under-16 Uttar Pradesh cricket team. | |
| Raina has a collection of 250+ cricket bats, including the first one gifted by his father in 1998. | |
| At the age of 16, he played his first Ranji Trophy game. | |
| On his ODI debut in 2005, Raina got out for a 'Golden Duck' against Sri Lanka. | |
| During a 2013 Tri-Series ODI against West Indies, he had a disagreement with Ravindra Jadeja. | |
| He scored a century on his Test debut. | |
| Raina has never missed a match for 'Chennai Super Kings.' | |
| He lent his voice to the song 'Tu Mili Sab Mila' for the 2015 Bollywood film 'Meeruthiya Gangsters.' | |
| Apart from cricket, Raina can also play the saxophone. | |
| He married his childhood friend Priyanka Chowdhary. | |
| If not a cricketer, he would have pursued a career in basketball. | |
| Ravindra Jadeja and Shikhar Dhawan are close friends in the Indian cricket team. | |
| 'Believe' is tattooed on his right arm. | |
| On 15/08/2020, he joined Mahendra Singh Dhoni in announcing his retirement on Instagram. | |
| Due to his love for food, Raina opened the Raina Indian Restaurant in Amsterdam in June 2023 to showcase Indian flavors. |
