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Suresh Raina

Full name: Suresh Kumar Raina

Born: 27th November 1986, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

Batting: Left-hand batsman
Bowling: Right-arm off-break

Teams: India (ODI: 2005-2006/07); India (Int Twenty20: 2006/07); Uttar Pradesh (Main FC: 2002/03-2007/08); Uttar Pradesh (Main ListA: 2004/05-2006/07); All teams

Lists of matches and more detailed statistics
Articles: Sehwag, Munaf back in Indian squad

Tendulkar back with a ton but West Indies beat India

Injury scare for Raina

Pictures: Dhoni & Raina celebrates the wicket of Anderson

Patel celebrates with Raina after taking a wicket

Dhoni and Raina celebrates after taking a wicket

Tendulkar, Dravid & Raina celebrates after getting a wicket

List of all pictures

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A first class debut at the age of 16 first highlighted Suresh Rainas special talent and for the next couple of years runs flowed from the gifted left-hands bat at the junior level. A natural stroke player Raina made his way into the Indian Under-19 squad. The 2005-06 season was very special for him. First he made his ODI debut against Sri Lanka at Dumbulla. By the end of the season he had played a stellar role in Uttar Pradesh winning the Ranji Trophy for the first time with a tally of 620 runs from six matches. He had also won his spurs at the international with successive scores of 81 not out and 61 against England India winning both the matches. The first was a truly special effort for India were 92 for five in pursuit of a target of 227 and he was there at the finish with India scoring a four-wicket victory with one over to spare. His electrifying fielding is an added asset and at just 20 it can be safely predicted that Rainas best is still to come.

First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (2002/03-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	38	66	3	2914	203	46.25	5	20	58.61	44

First-Class Career Bowling (2002/03-2007/08)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
Overall	570	16	247	4	3-40	61.75	0	0	142.50	2.60

One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (2005-2006/07)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
India	36	28	5	612	81*	26.60	0	3	72.77	15

One-Day International Career Bowling (2005-2006)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
India	32	0	37	1	1-23	37.00	0	0	32.00	6.93

One-Day Career Batting and Fielding (2004/05-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	67	58	8	1876	129	37.52	1	14	87.21	23

One-Day Career Bowling (2004/05-2007/08)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	492	3	372	14	4-33	26.57	1	0	35.14	4.53

International Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2006/07)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
India	1	1	1	3	3*		0	0	75.00	2

Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2006/07-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	11	10	1	206	53	22.88	0	1	139.18	9

Twenty20 Career Bowling (2007/08)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	8	0	10	0	0-10					7.50

Youth Test Career Batting and Fielding (2002)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
India Under-19s	3	4	0	179	72	44.75	0	2	51.58	1

Youth Test Career Bowling (2002)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
India Under-19s	132	6	87	1	1-31	87.00	0	0	132.00	3.95

Youth One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (2002-2003/04)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
India Under-19s	14	13	0	328	90	25.23	0	3	80.00	11

Youth One-Day International Career Bowling (2002-2003/04)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
India Under-19s	540	7	330	7	2-23	47.14	0	0	77.14	3.66