Suresh Raina

Raina was born on 27 November 1986 into a Kashmiri Pandit family in Muradnagar, Uttar Pradesh. His parents originally hailed from Rainawari, a suburb in the city of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir. They left Rainawari in the 1990s amid the Kashmiri Pandit exodus.{{Cite news |date=September 7, 2015 |title=He loves to cook, plus other secrets revealed on TV |language=en |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/reality-tv/story/secrets-revealed-about-suresh-raina-on-the-anupam-kher-show-and-comedy-nights-with-kapil-261712-2015-09-07 |access-date=2020-12-07}}{{cite news |last1=Misra |first1=Itishree |title=Raina is a very caring husband, says wife Priyanka |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/off-the-field/Raina-is-a-very-caring-husband-says-wife-Priyanka/articleshow/48739875.cms |access-date=3 March 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=31 August 2015 |language=en}} Raina's father, Trilokchand Raina, was a military officer who used to manufacture bombs at an ordnance factory, while his mother, Parvesh Raina, was a housewife.{{cite web |title=Suresh Raina Recalls Childhood Struggles, Journey To International Cricket |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/suresh-raina-recalls-childhood-struggles-journey-to-international-cricket-2287721 |website=NDTV |access-date=22 April 2024 |language=en |date=30 August 2020}}{{cite web |title=Sports Success Story: Suresh Raina, From Small Town Sensation To Cricketing Success Story |url=https://zeenews.india.com/cricket/sports-success-story-suresh-raina-from-small-town-sensation-to-cricketing-success-story-2720038.html |website=Zee News |access-date=22 April 2024 |language=en |date=10 February 2024}} He completed his schooling at a boarding school and moved to Lucknow in 1998 to attend Guru Gobind Singh Sports College. Raina completed his bachelor's degree in Commerce and also holds an honorary doctorate from Vels University, Chennai.{{cite web |title=Boarding School To Honorary Doctorate, Know Ex-cricketer Suresh Raina's Educational Qualification |url=https://www.news18.com/education-career/boarding-school-to-honorary-doctorate-know-ex-cricketer-suresh-rainas-educational-qualification-8547398.html |website=News18 |access-date=22 April 2024 |language=en |date=23 August 2023}}

Raina rose to become the captain of the Uttar Pradesh U-16s and came to prominence amongst Indian selectors in 2002 when he was selected at the age of {{frac|15|1|2}} years for the U-19 tour to England, where he made a pair of half-centuries in the U-19 Test matches.{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2002/OTHERS+ICC/IND-U19_IN_ENG/STATS/IND-U19_IN_ENG_JUL-AUG2002_AVS_IND-U19.html|title=India Under-19s in England, 2002 Test Averages|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=20 December 2010}} He toured Sri Lanka later that year with the U-17 team.

He made his Ranji Trophy debut for Uttar Pradesh against Assam in February 2003 at the age of 16 but did not play another match until the following season. He debuted in List A Cricket against Madhya Pradesh at Indore in 2005 and scored 16 runs.{{Cite web|title=Suresh Raina|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/suresh-raina-33335|work=ESPNcricinfo}} He played for India green, UP under 16, India Blue, India Red, Rest of India, India under 19, Indian board's president's XI, Rajasthan Cricket association's president's XI, India seniors, Central zone. In Ranji trophy 2005–06 season he scored 620 in 6 games.{{Cite web|title=The Board of Control for Cricket in India|url=https://www.bcci.tv/players/14/www.bcci.tv/players/14/suresh-raina|access-date=2021-10-22|website=The Board of Control for Cricket in India|language=en}}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} In 2018 Akshdeep Nath replaced him as UP's Ranji trophy captain due to poor performance of scoring 105 runs in 9 innings averaging 11.66.{{Cite web|title=Suresh Raina replaced by Akshdeep Nath as Uttar Pradesh's Ranji Trophy captain|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/cricket/cricket-news/article/suresh-raina-replaced-by-akshdeep-nath-as-uttar-pradeshs-ranji-trophy-captain/281794|access-date=2021-10-22|website=www.timesnownews.com|date=8 September 2018 |language=en}}

In late 2003, he toured Pakistan for the U-19 Asian ODI Championship before being selected for the 2004 U-19 World Cup, where he scored three half-centuries, including a 90 scored off only 38 balls. He was then awarded a Border–Gavaskar scholarship to train at the Australian Cricket Academy and in early 2005, he made his first-class limited overs debut, and scored 645 runs that season at an average of 53.75.{{cite web |title=Next in line | Cricket Features | Global | ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/next-in-line-242579 |access-date=20 December 2010 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}

Raina was awarded "best fielder" by the BCCI ahead of the finals of IPL 2010.{{cite web|title=Indian Premier League | IPL Awards|url=http://www.iplt20.com/awards.php|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005205030/http://www.iplt20.com/awards.php|archive-date=5 October 2011|access-date=1 December 2011|publisher=Iplt20.com}} He played a vital half-century which turned the final to Chennai's tide who ultimately went on to become the champions beating the Mumbai Indians. For his performances in 2010, he was named in the ESPNcricinfo IPL XI.[https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/the-ipl-xi-457382 The IPL XI] ESPNcricinfo

For his performances in 2013, he was named in the ESPNcricinfo CLT20 XI.[https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/champions-league-xi-a-mix-of-the-fresh-and-the-familiar-677513 A mix of the fresh and the familiar] ESPNcricinfo

On 30 May 2014, he made 87 runs out of 25 balls against Kings XI Punjab in qualifier 2.{{Cite web|title=Full Scorecard of Kings XI vs Super Kings Qualifier 2 2014 – Score Report {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/pepsi-indian-premier-league-2014-695871/chennai-super-kings-vs-kings-xi-punjab-qualifier-2-734047/full-scorecard|access-date=2021-03-09|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}} He missed the fastest century of the cricketing history by just 13 runs due to a runout. For his performances in 2014, he was named in the ESPNcricinfo IPL XI and ESPNcricinfo CLT20 XI.[https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/the-team-of-the-tournament-787427 The team of the tournament] ESPNcricinfo

In 2016, Raina was signed for the Gujarat Lions after the suspension of CSK. He captained the team for the season, and remained consistent with batting, scoring 399 runs in 15 innings.{{cite web|title=IPLT20.com — Indian Premier League Official Website|url=http://www.iplt20.com/teams/gujarat-lions/squad/14/Suresh-Raina/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161125163642/http://www.iplt20.com/teams/gujarat-lions/squad/14/Suresh-Raina|archive-date=25 November 2016|access-date=21 May 2016|website=www.iplt20.com}} Raina had to leave for the Netherlands in between of season 9 for birth of his first child thus making him miss his first ever match in nine seasons of IPL.{{cite web |title=Raina set to miss first IPL match in nine years |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2016-968923/royal-challengers-bangalore-vs-gujarat-lions-44th-match-980987/match-preview |work=ESPNcricinfo|date=13 May 2016 }}

On the occasion of the 10 year anniversary of IPL, he was also named in the all-time ESPNcricinfo IPL XI.[https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ab-de-villiers-misses-spot-in-espncricinfo-s-all-time-ipl-xi-1098519 AB de Villiers misses out on ESPNcricinfo's all-time IPL XI] ESPNcricinfo

He was named in the Cricbuzz IPL XI of the tournament for 2017.[https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/94768/cricbuzzs-ipl-2017-xi Cricbuzz's IPL 2017 XI] Cricbuzz

In IPL 2018, Raina was retained by the returning Super Kings for a price tag of 11 crore ($1.7 million). During the second game of the tournament, Raina suffered a calf injury, due to which he was ruled out of the next two games.{{cite web|date=12 April 2018|title=Suresh Raina to miss CSK's next two games due to calf injury|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/suresh-raina-miss-csks-next-two-games-due-calf-injury-79431|website=The NEWS Minute}}

On 23 March 2019, in the first match of the 12th edition of the tournament against RCB, he became the first batsman to score 5000 runs in the IPL.{{cite news|title=Suresh Raina first player to score 5000 runs in IPL|work=Times Of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/suresh-raina-first-player-to-score-5000-runs-in-ipl/articleshow/68540920.cms|access-date=25 October 2020}}

In 2020, Raina flew to UAE where the IPL was to be played due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic with the Super Kings squad but days later returned to India and withdrew from the 2020 season of IPL citing personal reasons.{{Cite web |last1=Narayan |first1=Manoj |date=2020-09-01 |title='Beyond Horrible' – Raina Suggests Tragedy Was Reason For IPL Exit |url=https://www.wisden.com/series/indian-premier-league-2020/cricket-news/suresh-raina-suggests-gruesome-family-tragedy-was-reason-behind-ipl-exit |access-date=9 April 2025 |website=Wisden |language=en-GB}}

In 2021, Raina became the fourth player in IPL history to play 200 matches, behind MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma and Dinesh Karthik.{{Cite magazine|date=May 1, 2021 |title=Suresh Raina becomes 2nd CSK player after MS Dhoni to play 200 IPL matches|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/ipl-2021/story/suresh-raina-becomes-2nd-csk-player-after-ms-dhoni-to-play-200-ipl-matches-1797035-2021-05-01|access-date=2021-08-29|magazine=India Today|language=en}}

He went unsold in the 2022 IPL Auctions.{{Cite web |title=IPL 2022 Auction: Suresh Raina going unsold definitely surprised me, says Sunil Gavaskar |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/suresh-raina-unsold-ipl-2022-auction-surprise-sunil-gavaskar-csk-1913236-2022-02-15 |date=15 February 2022|access-date=2022-03-29 |website=India Today |language=en}} He then became a commentator for the tournament.{{Cite web |date=2022-03-26 |title=Wish I could wear yellow and go into stadium: Suresh Raina gets emotional on IPL commentary debut – watch |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/cricket/wish-i-could-wear-yellow-and-go-into-stadium-suresh-raina-gets-emotional-on-ipl-commentary-debut-watch-article-90463165 |access-date=2022-03-29 |website=TimesNow |language=en}}

In September 2022 he signed a contract with the Road Safety World Series league and played for 'Indian Legends' team.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/cricket/report-suresh-raina-to-play-for-indian-legends-in-second-edition-of-road-safety-world-series-2983075/|title=Suresh Raina to play for Indian Legends in second edition of Road Safety World Series|date=8 September 2022|website=DNA India}}

In 2023, he was selected as the captain by Urbanrisers Hyderabad in Legends League Cricket and the team made it to the finals.{{cite news |title=Suresh Raina To Lead New T20 Team In Legends League Cricket |url=https://zeenews.india.com/cricket/legends-league-cricket-2023-suresh-raina-to-lead-urbanrisers-hyderabad-2689517.html |access-date=13 December 2023 |work=Zee News |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Bureau |first1=The Hindu |title=Legends League Cricket to kickstart on December 2 in Visakhapatnam |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/legends-league-cricket-to-kickstart-on-december-2-in-visakhapatnam/article67595541.ece |access-date=13 December 2023 |work=The Hindu |date=1 December 2023 |language=en-IN}}

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Raina was one of the few best fielders during his time with Indian team. He played in middle order.{{Cite news|date=16 August 2020|title=When Jonty Rhodes picked Suresh Raina as the No. 1 fielder in the world|work=The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/when-jonty-rhodes-picked-suresh-raina-as-the-no-1-fielder-in-the-world/articleshow/77573644.cms#:~:text=NEW%20DELHI%3A%20Former%20South%20African,by%20the%20ICC%20last%20year.|access-date=18 November 2020}}

During the semi-final of 2011 Cricket World Cup, Raina batted with tailenders to score an unbeaten 36, a significant contribution to India's final tally of 260.

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Apart from a half-century in the first Test of India tour of England 2011 at Lord's, Raina managed just 27 runs from seven innings. He struggled against short bowling and in the final Test was out for a 29-ball duck, the longest in India's Test history.{{cite web |last=Miller |first=Andrew |date=20 August 2011 |title=Sreesanth's steely stare, Raina's unwanted record |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/england-v-india-sreesanth-s-steely-stare-suresh-raina-s-unwanted-record-528852 |access-date=30 August 2011 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=6112;type=series|title=Records / Pataudi Trophy, 2011 / Most runs|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=30 August 2011}}

In the second ODI of Indian tour of Sri Lanka 2012, he was out for 1 but he came back stronger in the third ODI where he played 45 balls 65 to hand India a five-wicket win and he eventually also won the man of the match award for his performance.{{cite news| url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-28/top-stories/32907509_1_upul-tharanga-thisara-perera-mahela-jayawardene| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140102200047/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-28/top-stories/32907509_1_upul-tharanga-thisara-perera-mahela-jayawardene| url-status= dead| archive-date= 2 January 2014| work= The Times of India|title=Ind vs SL: Gambhir, Raina guides India to 5-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in 3rd ODI

| date= 29 July 2012}} After the Tour of Sri Lanka, when the England team came to India, he was dropped and his spot was given to Yuvraj Singh, who made a comeback after suffering from cancer.{{cite news | url= http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-england-2012/content/story/589816.html| title=Yuvraj and Harbhajan named in Test squad |date= 5 November 2012}}

He was named as 12th man in the 'Team of the Tournament' for the 2012 T20 World Cup by the ICC.[https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/finalists-dominate-icc-mens-and-womens-world-twenty20-sri-lanka-2012-teams-of-the-tournament Finalists dominate ICC Men's and Women's World Twenty20 Sri Lanka 2012 teams of the tournament] SportsKeeda

His knock of 100 against England during England tour of India 2012–13 at Cardiff was nominated to be one of the best ODI batting performance of the year by ESPNcricinfo.[https://www.espncricinfo.com/awards2014/content/story/819619.html Anderson's blitzkrieg, and the biggest mountain of them all] ESPNcricinfo

Raina was not selected in India's first tour to USA, where they played against West Indies for 2 T20Is.{{cite web |date=12 August 2016 |title=Raina, Yuvraj out of T20Is in USA |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/suresh-raina-yuvraj-singh-out-of-t20is-in-usa-1045157 |access-date=13 August 2016 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}} However, he made a re-entry to the ODI team for a series against New Zealand.{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/suresh-raina-to-return-for-india-in-new-zealand-odi-series-3069278/|title=Suresh Raina to return for India in New Zealand ODI series|date=6 October 2016|website=indianexpress.com}} Later he was ruled out due to Chikungunya .

In 2011, India toured West Indies after the World Cup with captain MS Dhoni rested and vice-captain Virender Sehwag injured. Gautam Gambhir was named the captain for the ODIs and T20's with Raina as his deputy. But due to injury, Gautam Gambhir was ruled out with Raina captaining with Harbhajan Singh as his deputy.{{Cite web |title=Tendulkar, Yuvraj, Gambhir out of entire WI tour {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/india-in-west-indies-2011-tendulkar-yuvraj-gambhir-out-of-entire-wi-tour-516872 |access-date=21 July 2020 |work=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}} During the 2014 Bangladesh series, he led his team to a 2–0 victory in the series.{{Cite web|date=19 June 2014|title=India vs Bangladesh 3rd ODI called off due to rain; visitors take series 2–0|url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/news/india-vs-bangladesh-3rd-odi-called-off-due-to-rain-visitors-take-series-2-0-148834|access-date=11 August 2020|website=Cricket Country|language=en-US}} During the 2nd match of the series, India was all out for 105 runs while batting first. Suresh Raina and his team successfully defended the total of 105 runs, winning the match by 47 runs.{{Cite web|title=Full Scorecard of India vs Bangladesh 2nd ODI 2014 – Score Report {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/11699/scorecard/744681/bangladesh-vs-india-2nd-odi-india-tour-of-bangladesh-2014|access-date=21 July 2020|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}

Raina returned to the Indian T20 international side in February 2018 on the back of his recent performance in domestic cricket particularly Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.{{Cite web |date=2018-01-22 |title=Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2018: Suresh Raina's 126 lights up T20 tournament |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/syed-mushtaq-ali-trophy-2018-suresh-rainas-126-lights-up-t20-tournament-5034955/ |access-date=2023-08-20 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}} He was named in the Indian T20I squad where India would face South Africa in three match T20I series. The series went well for him as he became the talk of the town as he smashed 43 runs off 27 balls to help India post a competitive total on board in the final T20I. Not just that, he also chipped in with the ball, returning with figures of 1/27 off his 3 overs and was rewarded with the Man of the Match award.{{Cite web |last=PTI |date=2018-02-25 |title=Suresh Raina Shines as India Claim T20 Series Against South Africa |url=https://www.thequint.com/sports/cricket/india-win-t20-series-against-south-africa |access-date=2023-08-20 |website=TheQuint |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=India vs South Africa: Suresh Raina Becomes Talk Of The Town After Sterling Comeback {{!}} Cricket News |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/south-africa-vs-india-2018/india-vs-south-africa-suresh-raina-becomes-talk-of-the-town-after-sterling-comeback-1816889 |access-date=2023-08-20 |website=NDTVSports.com |language=en}} In October 2018, he was named in India C's squad for the 2018–19 Deodhar Trophy.{{Cite web |last=CricWiz |date=2018-10-18 |title=Rahane, Shaw, Raina, Ashwin, Krunal, Karthik selected for Deodhar Trophy |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/rahane-shaw-raina-ashwin-krunal-karthik-to-play-deodhar-trophy |access-date=2023-08-20 |website=www.sportskeeda.com |language=en-in}}

Raina announced his retirement from all formats of international cricket on 15 August 2020, minutes after the retirement of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. On Instagram, Raina said "It was nothing but lovely playing with you, @mahi7781. With my heart full of pride, I choose to join you in your journey. Thank you India. Jai Hind."{{cite news |title=Suresh Raina Confirms Retirement 'With a Lot of Mixed Feelings' |url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/suresh-raina-confirms-retirement-with-a-lot-of-mixed-feelings-read-full-statement-here-2792625.html |access-date=16 August 2020 |work=News18 |date=16 August 2020 |language=en}}

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Raina is an attacking middle order left handed batter. He had more success in limited over cricket than in test. He has weakness of short pitched balls and throughout his career opposition teams tried to exploit this weakness.{{Cite web |title=Suresh Raina |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/next-in-line-242579 |work=ESPNcricinfo}} Also in Ranji trophy he has struggled against short balls.{{Cite web|date=2017-11-09|title=Suresh Raina's poor run with the bat continues in Ranji Trophy|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/suresh-raina-poor-run-with-the-bat-continues-in-ranji-trophy-4929643/|access-date=2021-10-22|website=The Indian Express|language=en}} He has been widely criticised for his short ball weakness. He is part time off break bowler. His favourite scoring area is mid wickets on side. Most of the times he plays inside out off drive shot. While trying to hit on off side, he creates room for himself. He is particularly strong on the leg side, where he employs a wide array of shots, including the flick, pull, and slog sweep.{{Cite web|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/players/722-suresh-raina-playerprofile|website=NDTV|title=Suresh Raina profile}}

In addition to his batting skills, Raina is an exceptional fielder, renowned for his agility, sharp reflexes, and throwing accuracy. He is often stationed in the inner ring, saving runs and effecting crucial run-outs. Former South African Cricketer Jonty Rhodes has ranked Suresh Raina as Number 1 in his 'top fielders' list{{Cite news |date=2020-08-16 |title=When Jonty Rhodes picked Suresh Raina as the No. 1 fielder in the world |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/when-jonty-rhodes-picked-suresh-raina-as-the-no-1-fielder-in-the-world/articleshow/77573644.cms |access-date=2023-08-17 |issn=0971-8257}}

Suresh Raina's father Trilokchand Raina was a military officer in an ordnance factory. His family left 'Rainawari' in Jammu and Kashmir union territory of India amid the exodus of Kashmiri Hindus in the 1990s and settled down in Muradnagar town, Ghaziabad district, Uttar Pradesh. Raina trained in the Guru Gobind Singh sports college, Lucknow in 1998. Raina has a sister and his one elder brother is in Indian Army.{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/the-suresh-raina-journey-from-leaving-kashmir-for-safety-to-being-a-top-india-cricketer-2833367.html|title=The Suresh Raina Journey – From Leaving Kashmir for Safety to Being a Top India Cricketer|website=News18}}

Raina married Priyanka on 3 April 2015.{{Cite web |title=The Story of How Suresh Raina Met His Wife Priyanka |url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/the-story-of-how-suresh-raina-met-his-wife-priyanka-4205372.html |access-date=2022-07-18 |website=www.news18.com |language=en}} They have two children.

Raina's uncle Ashok Kumar was assaulted during a robbery in their house in Punjab, and didn't survive. Due to this, Raina withdrew from 2020 IPL season to be with his family.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bareilly/mastermind-behind-robbery-at-suresh-rainas-uncles-house-in-punjab-held-in-up-after-yr-long-chase/articleshow/84531433.cms|title=Mastermind who killed Suresh Raina's uncle in Punjab, held | Bareilly News – Times of India|website=The Times of India|date=19 July 2021 }}

Raina received an honorary doctorate from Vels University on 5 August 2022.{{Cite web |title=Chennai is home: Suresh Raina reacts after receiving honorable doctorate from Vels University – see pics |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/cricket/chennai-is-home-suresh-raina-reacts-after-receiving-honorable-doctorate-from-vels-university-see-pics-article-93371549 |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=TimesNow |date=5 August 2022 |language=en}}

12 July 2023 is the Grand Opening of his Indian restaurant in Amsterdam, where he will be serving authentic Indian cuisine.{{cite news |title=Suresh Raina unveils the 'Raina Indian Restaurant', brings the authentic Indian cuisine to Amsterdam |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/suresh-raina-unveils-the-raina-indian-restaurant-brings-the-authentic-indian-cuisine-to-amsterdam/articleshow/101270963.cms |work=The Economic Times |date=2023-06-27}}{{cite news |title=Cricket-rockstar Suresh Raina opent Indiaas restaurant in Bos en Lommer |url=https://www.dewestkrant.nl/cricket-rockstar-suresh-raina-opent-indiaas-restaurant-in-bos-en-lommer/ |work=De Westkrant |date=2023-07-04}}

• He was the first Indian player to score 6000 as well as 8000 runs in his Twenty20 career.{{Cite news|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/284267.html |title=Records {{!}} Twenty20 Internationals {{!}} Batting records {{!}} Most runs in career {{!}} ESPNcricinfo |newspaper=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=18 February 2017}}
• He is the first Indian player to score a century in International T20 and Champions League Twenty20.{{Cite web |title=Chennai Super Kings Superstar Suresh Raina Sets Multiple CLT20 Records {{!}} Cricket News |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/champions-league-twenty20-2014/chennai-super-kings-superstar-suresh-raina-sets-multiple-clt20-records-1511781 |access-date=2023-08-20 |website=NDTVSports.com |language=en}}
• He is the first ever cricketer to reach 5,000 runs in IPL.
• He holds the record of most no.of catches (107) in the IPL.{{Cite news|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2017/engine/records/fielding/most_catches_career.html?id=117;type=trophy|title=Cricket Records {{!}} Indian Premier League {{!}} Records {{!}} Most catches {{!}} ESPNcricinfo|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=21 April 2017}}
• He is the second after Chris Gayle and first Indian player to hit 100 sixes in the IPL.{{cite news | url=http://www.catchnews.com/cricket-news/ipl-2019-from-chris-gayle-to-suresh-raina-take-a-look-at-ipl-trendsetters-and-its-memorable-firsts-153449.html | title=IPL 2019: From Chris Gayle to Suresh Raina take a look at IPL trendsetters and its memorable firsts | date=18 March 2019 | publisher=Catch News | access-date=5 May 2019 }}
• He is the highest run scorer in the CLT20 (842 runs){{Cite news|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/championsleague/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=120;type=trophy|title=Cricket Records {{!}} Champions League Twenty20 {{!}} Records {{!}} Most runs {{!}} ESPNcricinfo|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=21 April 2017}}
• He holds the record for scoring the most fifties in Champions League T20 history(6){{Cite news|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/championsleague/engine/records/batting/most_fifties_career.html?id=120;type=trophy|title=Cricket Records {{!}} Champions League Twenty20 {{!}} Records {{!}} Most fifties (and over) {{!}} ESPNcricinfo|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=21 April 2017}}
• He holds the record for the most runs scored in the powerplay in an IPL match{{Cite web|date=2021-03-03|title=Highest runs in the Powerplay in the IPL|url=https://t20-head-to-head.com/highest-runs-in-the-powerplay-in-the-ipl/|access-date=2021-03-09|website=T20 Head to Head|language=en-GB}}

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