Suresh Raina: The Man Who Born To Win!

Suresh Raina: The Man Who Born To Win!

Suresh Raina, Proud to be your Supporter!

        The world is proud to have him! He is an Asset for Indian Cricket! The future of Indian Cricket! The Best batsman and an Amazing fielder!  When the commentator says "He goes Big! Over the Midwicket!! Excellent piece of fielding from him! Absolute brilliance in the field!" The person who flashes our mind is SURESH RAINA! Suresh Raina, The Man who born to win and achieve. The true example for youngsters. If one works hard, then they can achieve it and the example for that is our Versatile Suresh Raina. His Simplicity is the Key. The one who have no ego and very friendliest person. He is “Suresh Raina” who is a match winner and scores when his team needs him. His achievements are many! His talents are tons! Well, we all know that Suresh Raina is an amazing cricketer, but how many knows the struggle he had faced to reach this place? Well, Raina is a perfect example for youngsters who wants to achieve. We youngsters must learn many things from him! Lets take a small look at the Struggle Raina went through to reach this place. Also, lets see how his hard work made him who he is. 

Raina! The Hard working person!

It was a dream that almost died before it was born; the tale that began on a sour note, however his life is changed now.

Suresh Raina was a starry-eyed 12-year-old when he got enrolled in the Guru Gobind Singh Sports College in Lucknow in 1999. However, the boy was reduced to a terrified wreck very soon due to the menace of ragging in the institution. And had it not been for his elder brother Dinesh, Suresh would have returned to his home in Muradnagar and a promising cricketing career would have been nipped in the bud.

"Suresh's cricketing career could have ended within six months of his joining the Sports College," recalls Dinesh, who is an English teacher at the Chabeel Das College.

Shaken by the experience, the young boy became withdrawn.

"He was so shocked and nervous that he never wanted to go back to the college. He stayed at home for nearly six months, but I finally talked him out of it. I spoke to his coaches in Lucknow and only after getting complete assurance did I take Suresh back to the college," adds Dinesh.

"It was a great day for us when he made his debut for India against Sri Lanka at Dambulla in July 2005," says Dinesh. "Only then did I realise how important that decision meant to the entire family."

Dinesh, however, says that Raina's passion for the game was so strong that he never cared for any punishment during his childhood.

"I used to conduct tuition classes at 5.30 am and always wanted Suresh to be there as, for me, studies were equally important. But most of the time, he gave me the slip just to be there on the cricket field. But he never gave me a chance to punish him as he always came back with a trophy, a medal or a certificate, which made me happy.

"He used to sleep with a match-box under his pillow even at the age of six so that he could check the time at night and get up for his training. Switching on the lights would have meant waking up others in the family," adds Dinesh, who is eight years elder to Suresh.

Raina was an aggressive batsman from the start. A string of fine innings, including a double hundred, fetched him selection in the India U-19 squad. To help Raina play quick, rising deliveries, a special cement pitch was prepared at the Gomti Nagar Stadium, says his coach Pramod Kumar Gupta.

There was no doubt about his talent and he made steady progress. His powerful cover drives were a hit with team mates. "It thrills me when I see Raina punishing a delivery outside the off stump with a powerful punch through cover. Most of the time his hits are unstoppable," says Ranji team mate and opener Shivakant Shukla, also a left-hander. "During our stay at the cricket hostel, we used to wait for Raina to hit his favourite shot."

Raina played that shot in abundance in the 2005-6 season when he aggregated 620 runs in six games to help Uttar Pradesh land their maiden Ranji Trophy title.

"Those were great days for UP cricket. Raina was in terrific form and most of his knocks that season kept pushing us towards the title," recalls UP Ranji Trophy coach Gyanendra Pandey, who was then a playing member of the side.

~Australian Scholar~

He got benefited by Border-Gavaskar scholarship in Australian Cricket Academy..He is the only Indian who was a graduate of Australian Cricket Academy,from which great legends and players like Bevan,Hussey brothers,Warne,Gilchrist,McGrath,Pontin,Clarke,Watson were also trained..

~ Master chef ~

Few know of Raina's other talent - cooking. "We don't know from where he learnt cooking, but he surprises us sometimes. He prepares dishes like 'arhar ki peeli daal' and 'makke di roti'," says his mother. A World Cup victory was the perfect dish from this amateur chef.

The First Indian to score tons in all format!

Humbleness is the lesson that have to be learned from him, Take a catch he doesn't scream wildly, score a 50 he wont jump in joy ,we enjoy watching him take off his helmet and raise his bat !

Haters hate him, Criticizers criticize him, Pokers poke him, Mockers mock him. Our Suresh Raina always proves himself.

No body can hate a hardworking man like Suresh Raina! We all must learn to respect others like the way he do.

Suresh Raina, the man who born to win and achieve. Of course, he had faced many struggles and now he is the Great inspiration because he tried and now he is succeed!

                                                     

Suresh Raina, once again proved that he is a Hard working man on his last Ranji match where he scored 105* with fever.

    Hard work is the only way to reach success and that Our Suresh Raina is one hardworking person we can ever see as he is always there when his team needs him. Congratulations Suresh Raina for the amazing 105* score. We supporters are always here for you and that we know you will achieve more and more in future. People will one day call Raina as a Legend and that time we can proudly say that we are here from the beginning. Wish you all the success and We Respect your hard work and that our respect towards you can only grows. Suresh Raina, the true inspiration! All the Best!

              Suresh Raina- The Man who born to win and Achieve! A Legend in the Making.