Indian batsman Suresh Raina and his wife Priyanka have become parents for the second time. The couple was blessed with a baby boy on March 23 (Monday). They already have an adorable daughter Gracia Raina [https://www.newsbugz.com/gracia-raina-wiki-biography-age-family-images/] who was born on 16 May 2016. Gracia is quite popular on the internet owing to her cute videos posted by Raina and his wife on Instagram. As soon as the news broke out on social media, the internet was flooded with blessings and best wishes for the newborn. The news of Raina becoming a father for the second time was shared by his IPL [https://www.essentiallysports.com/category/ipl-2020/] franchise Chennai Super Kings on Twitter. The official twitter handle of CSK tweeted today, “Kutti Thala is here! Lots of #Yellove and #WhistlePodu to @_PriyankaCRaina and @ImRaina for the newest addition to the #superfamily,” Boria Majumdar, the cricket historian also congratulated the couple through his official twitter handle. He also assured the fans that the mother and baby both are safe and healthy. SURESH RAINA WANTS TO PLAY FOR INDIA Raina has many times expressed his wish to be a part of the Indian squad again. The aggressive middle-order batsman last played for India in 2018 during India tour of England. He played the innings of 1 and 46 runs at number 4 for India. However, the selectors dropped him from the team. Suresh Raina believes that he is the perfect number 4 batsman for the Indian cricket team. He wants to play for India in the upcoming T20 World Cup this year in Australia. The batsman was planning to showcase his talent to the selectors in IPL 2020. But BCCI has suspended the tournament till April 15 in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Owing to the current scenario, the chances of him playing for India are almost nil. Also, Shreyas Iyer [https://www.essentiallysports.com/tag/shreyas-iyer/] is playing very well at number 4 for India followed by KL Rahul at number 5. 

Indian cricketer Suresh Raina and his wife Priyanka Raina became parents for the
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Suresh Raina Biography

Suresh Raina is regarded as one of India's finest T20 batsmen. He stormed into the international scene during the Greg Chappell era. However, after a blistering start, his form dipped over the next year. Then, injury struck so his career was paused in the latter part of the 2007 season.

But it was the IPL that helped revive his career from the ashes. Suresh Raina cemented his spot as a capable finisher for the side, often chipping in with priceless cameos apart from getting the sizable knocks.

A big example of Raina's big match temperament was the way he chipped in during the 2011 quarterfinal against Australia and then the semifinal against Pakistan. Both were cameos statistically but were worth its weight in gold.

Raina was the first Indian player to hold a century in all three formats of the game and although red-ball cricket wasn't his cup of tea, his contributions in the other formats were valuable to Indian cricket. There has always been immense criticism about his short ball Achilles heel in limited-overs cricket, but it does not qualify as a flaw.

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Time away from the Indian team wasn't good for Raina as he wasn't quite able to make the runs in domestic cricket. He still played T20Is although he found himself strangely dropped from there as well, ironically after a Man of the Match performance against England in early 2017.

After a really lean patch, Raina shone in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, India's domestic T20 tournament, in early 2018 and earned himself a recall to the Indian side for the T20 series in South Africa. He did decently well in South Africa, which pressed the selectors persisted with him for the Nidahas Trophy and the England tour. However, he was not picked for the national side after that due to not-so-great fitness levels and others grabbing opportunities. This meant he was out of the reckoning for the 2019 World Cup as well.

IPL Career

Raina was the backbone of Chennai Super Kings' success. His dashing left-hand style of play at No. 3 gave CSK the luxury to attack at will with a lot of firepower left down the order. The fact that he is currently the highest run-getter in the history of IPL. It explains the importance of Raina's contribution to the side.

The lofted straight drive (or hitting in the V) is a shot fans savour to watch as he audaciously plays without fear in a tournament like IPL. He recorded his highest-score in IPL - 100 not out against Kings XI Punjab in 2013 in Chennai, but his blitzkrieg (87 runs off just 25 balls) against KXIP in Qualifier 2 in 2015 standouts amongst all of his IPL performances.

Raina also bowls very useful right-arm off spin and was often used by Dhoni when he had to look for breakthroughs or try something different. However, he has not been bowling of late with many other options being available for the captain. When CSK faced a two-year exile after the 2015 season, Raina captained the temporary franchise Gujarat Lions as well. When CSK returned from the hiatus, he was one of the three players retained by the franchise . He has been one of the greats in IPL history, referred fondly as 'Mr.IPL' due to his dominance in the tournament, where he has scored in excess of 400 runs every year, barring two seasons.

Expectations for IPL 2019

Suresh Raina is an excellent player and will be a key weapon for CSK's 4th IPL title.

Suresh Raina

Suresh Raina Biography Suresh Raina is regarded as one of India&#8217;s finest T20 batsmen. He stormed into the international scene during the Greg Chappell era. However, after a blistering start, his form dipped over the next year. Then, injury struck so his career was paused in the latter part of the 2007 season. But it was the IPL that helped revive his career from the ashes. Suresh Raina cemented his spot as a capable finisher for the side, often chipping in with priceless cameos apart from getting the sizable knocks. A big example of Raina&#8217;s big match temperament was the way he chipped in during the 2011 quarterfinal against Australia and then the semifinal against Pakistan. Both were cameos statistically but were worth its weight in gold. Raina was the first Indian player to hold a century in all three formats of the game and although red-ball cricket wasn&#8217;t his cup of tea, his contributions in the other formats were valuable to Indian cricket. There has always been immense criticism about his short ball Achilles heel in limited-overs cricket, but it does not qualify as a flaw. Time away from the Indian team wasn&#8217;t good for Raina as he wasn&#8217;t quite able to make the runs in domestic cricket. He still played T20Is although he found himself strangely dropped from there as well, ironically after a Man of the Match performance against England in early 2017. After a really lean patch, Raina shone in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, India&#8217;s domestic T20 tournament, in early 2018 and earned himself a recall to the Indian side for the T20 series in South Africa. He did decently well in South Africa, which pressed the selectors persisted with him for the Nidahas Trophy and the England tour. However, he was not picked for the national side after that due to not-so-great fitness levels and others grabbing opportunities. This meant he was out of the reckoning for the 2019 World Cup as well. IPL Career Raina was the backbone of Chennai Super Kings&#8217; success. His dashing left-hand style of play at No. 3 gave CSK the luxury to attack at will with a lot of firepower left down the order. The fact that he is currently the highest run-getter in the history of IPL. It explains the importance of Raina&#8217;s contribution to the side. The lofted straight drive (or hitting in the V) is a shot fans savour to watch as he audaciously plays without fear in a tournament like IPL. He recorded his highest-score in IPL &#8211; 100 not out against Kings XI Punjab in 2013 in Chennai, but his blitzkrieg (87 runs off just 25 balls) against KXIP in Qualifier 2 in 2015 standouts amongst all of his IPL performances. Raina also bowls very useful right-arm off spin and was often used by Dhoni when he had to look for breakthroughs or try something different. However, he has not been bowling of late with many other options being available for the captain. When CSK faced a two-year exile after the 2015 season, Raina captained the temporary franchise Gujarat Lions as well. When CSK returned from the hiatus, he was one of the three players retained by the franchise . He has been one of the greats in IPL history, referred fondly as &#8216;Mr.IPL&#8217; due to his dominance in the tournament, where he has scored in excess of 400 runs every year, barring two seasons. Expectations for IPL 2019 Suresh Raina is an excellent player and will be a key weapon for CSK&#8217;s 4th IPL title.

Suresh Raina and Priyanka Raina Blessed with a Second Child

Suresh Raina wants to play for India