Full name Suresh Kumar Raina
Born November 27, 1986, Muradnagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
Current age 22 years 362 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
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 77 | 65 | 13 | 1813 | 116* | 34.86 | 2080 | 87.16 | 2 | 12 | 152 | 43 | 35 | 0 |
| T20Is | 9 | 8 | 2 | 119 | 61* | 19.83 | 107 | 111.21 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| First-class | 47 | 80 | 3 | 3422 | 203 | 44.44 | 5784 | 59.16 | 6 | 22 | 49 | 0 | ||
| List A | 118 | 105 | 16 | 3279 | 129 | 36.84 | 3631 | 90.30 | 3 | 24 | 48 | 0 | ||
| Twenty20 | 39 | 36 | 5 | 974 | 98 | 31.41 | 710 | 137.18 | 0 | 6 | 80 | 45 | 20 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 77 | 16 | 266 | 218 | 5 | 1/13 | 1/13 | 43.60 | 4.91 | 53.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 9 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1/6 | 1/6 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 47 | 798 | 350 | 9 | 3/40 | 38.88 | 2.63 | 88.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| List A | 118 | 906 | 701 | 23 | 4/23 | 4/23 | 30.47 | 4.64 | 39.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 39 | 13 | 192 | 200 | 9 | 2/17 | 2/17 | 22.22 | 6.25 | 21.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI debut | Sri Lanka v India at Dambulla, Jul 30, 2005 scorecard |
| Last ODI | India v Australia at Guwahati, Nov 8, 2009 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| T20I debut | South Africa v India at Johannesburg, Dec 1, 2006 scorecard |
| Last T20I | India v South Africa at Nottingham, Jun 16, 2009 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | 2002/03 |
| Last First-class | Uttar Pradesh v Baroda at Ghaziabad, Nov 17-20, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 2004/05 |
| Last List A | India v Australia at Guwahati, Nov 8, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | South Africa v India at Johannesburg, Dec 1, 2006 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | India v South Africa at Nottingham, Jun 16, 2009 scorecard |
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.
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