Suresh Raina

Suresh Raina
Raina in 2013
Personal information
Full name
Suresh Kumar Raina
Born (1986-11-27) 27 November 1986
Muradnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India
NicknameSonu, Chinna Thala, Mr. IPL
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-spin
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 265)26 July 2010 v Sri Lanka
Last Test10 January 2015 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 159)30 July 2005 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI17 July 2018 v England
ODI shirt no.48 (formerly 3, 30)
T20I debut (cap 8)1 December 2006 v South Africa
Last T20I8 July 2018 v England
T20I shirt no.3 (formerly 48, 30)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2002/03–2020/21Uttar Pradesh
2008–2015, 2018–2021Chennai Super Kings
2016–2017Gujarat Lions
2022Deccan Gladiators
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 18 226 78 109
Runs scored 768 5,615 1,605 6,871
Batting average 26.48 35.31 29.18 42.15
100s/50s 1/7 5/36 1/5 14/45
Top score 120 116* 101 204*
Balls bowled 1,041 2,126 349 3,457
Wickets 13 36 13 41
Bowling average 46.38 50.30 34.00 41.97
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/1 3/34 2/6 3/31
Catches/stumpings 23/– 102/– 42/– 118/–
Medal record
Men's cricket
Representing  India
ICC Cricket World Cup
Winner 2011 India-Bangladesh-Sri Lanka
ICC Champions Trophy
Winner 2013 England & Wales
ICC T20 World Cup
Runner-up 2014 Bangladesh
ACC Asia Cup
Winner 2010 Sri Lanka
Winner 2016 Bangladesh
Runner-up 2008 Pakistan
ACC U19 Asia Cup
Winner 2003 Pakistan
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 8 December 2025

Suresh Raina (pronunciation; born 27 November 1986) is an Indian former international cricketer. He played for the India national team and represented Uttar Pradesh in domestic cricket. He was an aggressive left-handed middle-order batsman and who occasionally bowled right-arm off-spin. Raina is the first Indian batsman to hit a century in all three formats of international cricket, and the first Indian to score a century in the T20 World Cup. He was a member of the Indian team that won the 2011 Cricket World Cup and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy.