Suresh Raina, a cricketer with the career like ECG reading, a walking revolutionary of the cricket world, who emerged like a phoenix after 2008. He has worked hard to preserve his place in Team India. He entered in the Cricket world at the age of 19, his capability as a rowdy fielder and an electric batsman and even his captaincy was applauded by former West-Indian cricket legends.
His Unknown Zone
- We all know his ODI debut in 2005 against Sri Lanka was at the age of 19. But before that he was the captain of the Uttar Pradesh U-16, and at the age of 15 years and a half he was selected for the U-19 tour to England and after U-19, he played in the U-17 team and toured Sri Lanka.
- His debut for Ranji Trophy took place in the year 2003, when was 16.
- In late 2003, he played for U-19 Asian ODI championship and afterwards got selected in the U-19 World Cup.
- In 2005, he got a Border-Gavaskar scholarship to train at the Australian Cricket Academy.
- He is the third t-20 Captain of Indian and the second youngest player to captain India.
- Virat Kohli and R Ashwin made their t-20 debuts under his captaincy.
- Instead of Yuvraj, Raina was selected for the first test at Lord’s in 2011.
- He is the only Indian to score centuries in both T20I and ODI World Cup.
- He is the only Indian to score centuries in both T20I and ODI World Cup.
- He is the First Player to score 3000 runs and only player to score over 400 runs in 7 IPL seasons.
- He is the first and only Indian player to have scored a century in IPL, CLT20 and T20I.
- He even sang song “Tu Mili Sab Mila” for his family friend’s movie “Meeruthiya Gangsters”. If you have not seen it then indulge yourself in the magical voice of his.
For Him, Gary Kirsten, the former coach of India in 2011 ICC Cricket WorldCup, said ‘Raina won the World Cup for us with some crucial knocks’.
For all his Fan, the cake treat from Raina’s Twitter.
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) November 26, 2015
On His Birthday, Team Rapid wish Suresh Raina or we can also call him Sonu (his nickname), Happy Birthday and wish him to have more record-breaking years ahead.
27 Nov, 2015
P.Rawat