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Suresh Raina

India

Player profile

Full name Suresh Kumar Raina
Born November 27, 1986, Muradnagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
Current age 21 years 240 days
Major teams India, Chennai Super Kings, India Blue, India Under-19s, Indian Board President's XI, Rajasthan Cricket Association President's XI, Uttar Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh Under-16s
Also known as Sanu
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak

Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
ODIs 45 37 7 1034 116* 34.46 1235 83.72 2 5 94 17 20 0
T20Is 1 1 1 3 3* - 4 75.00 0 0 0 0 2 0
First-class 38 66 3 2914 203 46.25 4971 58.61 5 20 45 0
List A 76 67 10 2298 129 40.31 2545 90.29 3 16 28 0
Twenty20 17 15 4 424 55* 38.54 299 141.80 0 3 35 18 12 0

Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
ODIs 45 4 38 48 1 1/23 1/23 48.00 7.57 38.0 0 0 0
T20Is 1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
First-class 38 564 246 4 3/40 61.50 2.61 141.0 0 0 0
List A 76 498 383 14 4/33 4/33 27.35 4.61 35.5 1 0 0
Twenty20 17 2 20 30 1 1/20 1/20 30.00 9.00 20.0 0 0 0

Career statistics
ODI debut Sri Lanka v India at Dambulla, Jul 30, 2005 scorecard
Last ODI India v Sri Lanka at Karachi, Jul 6, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics
Only T20I South Africa v India at Johannesburg, Dec 1, 2006 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut 2002/03
Last First-class Delhi v Uttar Pradesh at Mumbai, Jan 16-19, 2008 scorecard
List A debut 2004/05
Last List A India v Sri Lanka at Karachi, Jul 6, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut South Africa v India at Johannesburg, Dec 1, 2006 scorecard
Last Twenty20 Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals at Mumbai, Jun 1, 2008 scorecard
 Profile

An aggressive young batsman who has dismantled bowling attacks across the country, the prodigious Raina puts people in mind of Yuvraj Singh. A string of fine performances at the junior levels - where he frequently bullied his way to double-hundreds - landed him a spot in the India Under-19 squad. His 620 runs in six games, in the 2005-06 season, propelled Uttar Pradesh to Ranji Trophy glory and a couple of composed knocks, when given the opportunity in one-dayers, got Rahul Dravid to gush: "Raina has shown what a phenomenal player he can turn into." His electric fielding added zing to the one-day side and it came as no surprise when, even before getting an ODI fifty, he was fast-tracked into the Test side against England in March 2006, and on the subsequent tour to the West Indies. However, his early promise turned into a false dawn - he couldn't manage a half-century in 15 innings - and lost his place in the one-day side on the South African tour. He played two ODIs in January 2007 but was not recalled until a year later, when India named their 16-man squad for the CB Series in Australia. Raina finally played to his true potential in the Asia Cup, slamming two centuries and finishing the second-highest run-getter.

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (July 7, 2008)


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Jul 6, 2008

Suresh Raina's direct hit leaves Kumar Sangakkara stranded
Suresh Raina's direct hit leaves Kumar Sangakkara stranded
© AFP

Jul 6, 2008

Suresh Raina is congratulated by Yuvraj Singh and Ishant Sharma for running out Kumar Sangakkara
Suresh Raina is congratulated by Yuvraj Singh and Ishant Sharma for running out Kumar Sangakkara
© AFP

Jul 6, 2008

Kumar Sangakkara is delighted as the bails are sent flying
Kumar Sangakkara is delighted as the bails are sent flying
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