Suresh Raina
Indian former international cricketer
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2023 | Selected as captain of Urbanrisers Hyderabad in Legends League Cricket, leading the team to the finals. |
July 12 2023 | Grand Opening of Raina's Indian restaurant in Amsterdam, serving authentic Indian cuisine. |
2022 | Went unsold in the IPL Auctions and became a commentator for the tournament. |
September 2022 | Signed a contract with the Road Safety World Series league, playing for the 'Indian Legends' team. |
September 6 2022 | Announced retirement from all forms of cricket, including IPL and domestic cricket. |
August 5 2022 | Raina received an honorary doctorate from Vels University. |
2021 | Became the fourth player in IPL history to play 200 matches. |
2020 | Withdrew from the IPL season due to personal reasons after initially traveling to UAE with the Super Kings squad. |
2020 | Pulled out of the 2020 Indian Premier League for personal reasons. |
August 15 2020 | Announced retirement from all formats of international cricket, minutes after MS Dhoni's retirement, sharing an emotional farewell on Instagram. |
August 15 2020 | Announced retirement from all formats of international cricket. |
March 23 2019 | Became the first batsman to score 5000 runs in the IPL during the match against Royal Challengers Bangalore. |
2018 | Retained by Chennai Super Kings for 11 crore. Suffered a calf injury during the second game of the tournament. |
February 2018 | Returned to the Indian T20 international side, performing exceptionally in a series against South Africa by scoring 43 runs off 27 balls and taking 1/27 in the final T20I, winning Man of the Match. |
2016 | Signed with Gujarat Lions after CSK's suspension. Captained the team and scored 399 runs in 15 innings. Missed a match to be present for the birth of his first child. |
April 3 2015 | Raina married Priyanka. |
2014 | Led his team to a 2-0 victory in the Bangladesh series, successfully defending a low total of 105 runs in the 2nd match. |
May 30 2014 | Scored 87 runs off 25 balls against Kings XI Punjab in qualifier 2, narrowly missing the fastest century in cricket history. |
2013 | Won the ICC Champions Trophy with the Indian national cricket team. |
2012 | Named as 12th man in the 'Team of the Tournament' for the 2012 T20 World Cup by the ICC. |
2011 | During the semi-final of the 2011 Cricket World Cup, Raina scored an unbeaten 36, making a significant contribution to India's final tally of 260. |
2011 | Served as deputy captain to Gautam Gambhir during India's tour of West Indies, and later became captain when Gambhir was ruled out due to injury. |
2011 | Won the Cricket World Cup with the Indian national cricket team. |
2010 | Awarded 'best fielder' by the BCCI. Played a crucial half-century in the IPL final, helping Chennai Super Kings become champions. |
2010 | Raina became the first Indian batsman to score a century in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, scoring 101 runs against South Africa. |
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