Suresh Raina : A good player, a better person

Suresh Raina

Hello all!! This is Suven Jagtiani writing this blog. I am big fan of cricket. I observe cricket very closely and even the behavior of players. Over the years, I have observed 1 cricket player on whom I had to write this article not due to the way he plays but due to the kind of person he is. Yes, this cricketer is Suresh Raina. In this article, you are going to know about the struggles that Suresh Raina faced when he was young, some of his best moments on the cricket field and many more things about him.

Early STRUGGLES

Very rarely do we get a heading in an article of a sports person as " Early struggles" but such was Suresh Raina's life.

The Train Incident

Only 13, Raina was traveling to Agra with a bunch of teenagers. To cope up with the winter cold, Raina was wearing his cricket kit, sleeping over a newspaper. Soon he felt a weight on his chest and before he could react, a big kid stood on his chest and started urinating on his face. Raina revealed that he pushed off the kid, punched him and threw him off the train.

The Truck Incident

Once Raina hitchhiked a truck and they did not stop at the location he wanted to get down. He somehow managed to sneak out it in a tollbooth fearing a homosexual assault.

The Nightmare At The Hostel

Trash were thrown in the milk buckets, and he and the other friends had to filter the milk with a scarf before drinking. Buckets of cold water would be splashed on them on harsh, chilly winter nights. In fact, Raina was even hit with hockey sticks. ??!! :|

Raina claims that he was totally helpless because of the fact that those bullies used to keep guns with them. He describes, “You just wanted to get up and beat them but you know if you hit one, five will jump on you. Kya karen ? “.

He says he stopped one of his friends committing sucide. He confesses that sucidal thoughts had soon crossed his mind too.

What was the reason?

Raina exclaims, “They were there to get certificate from the hostel. Spend four years, take certificate and get a job in Railways or wherever in sports quota.” He says the boys were from an athletic branch, and were jealous of Raina’s progress.

These ominous experiences made Raina move out of the hostel. It was only after his elder brother’s intervention that he joined back after a couple of months. This time his brother had safety promises from the authorities.

He totally deserves his success for what he is today. Despite all the struggles, he worked hard and gained a spot in the national team. Today he's all down to earth, modest and humble. One of the nicest persons in the Indian Cricket.

Suresh Raina

Best moments on the cricket field:

All the moments you see below will be understood by you just by looking at the images. Such was the Attitude of  Suresh Raina:

Suresh Raina
Risabh Pant played a gem of an innings but he got out just before 100.
Again comes our team man Suresh Raina to console Risabh.
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Virat makes a hundred, but even before he celebrates, Suresh Raina
starts celebrating for him!!

Suresh Raina
Whenever India gets a wicket , Raina who usually fields at cover , extra-cover or in the 30 yard circle , will always be the first one to run towards the bowler and celebrate his wicket .

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Suresh Raina congratulates Brendan Taylor when he gets out in his last innings.



For me , No matter how does he perform or is he selected or dropped , but cricket seriously needs such guys who lifts the tag of so called The Gentleman’s Game . A selfless cricketer , a Stylish Fielder and above all , a responsible Sportsman . Keep it up Raina..!! Cheers..

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