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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