Suresh Raina's Family

Last Modified Apr 12, 2024 11:19 IST
Suresh Raina Family
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RelationshipName
FatherTirlokchand Raina
MotherParvesh Raina
Elder brotherNaresh Raina
Elder brotherMukesh Raina
Elder brotherDinesh Raina
Elder sisterRenu Raina
WifePriyanka Chaudhary Raina
DaughterGarcia Raina
SonRio Raina

Suresh Raina was a part of the Indian squad that won the 2011 Cricket World Cup. The left-handed batsman was known for his vital contributions in all three departments of the game. Raina retired from international cricket on August 15, 2020.

Suresh Raina was born on November 27, 1986, in Muradnagar, Uttar Pradesh. He belongs to the Kashmiri Pandit family.

Who are Suresh Raina’s Parents?

Trilokchand Raina is Suresh Raina's father, and Parvesh Raina is his mother. Rainawari, a union territory in Jammu and Kashmir, is the ancestral village of Raina. Trilokchand was a military officer who operated in an ordinance factory. Suresh Raina's family relocated to Muradnagar in the Ghaziabad district of Uttar Pradesh in the late 1990s.

Suresh Raina's Mother

Suresh Raina’s mother’s name is Parvesh Raina. In one of his interviews with TimesNow, Suresh credited his mother Parvesh for his success. He said that whatever he has achieved in life is because of his mother.

In the same interview, Raina expressed his regret that he could not spend much time with his mother since he used to spend most of his time in boarding school.

Suresh Raina’s Father

Suresh Raina was born to Tirlokchand Raina and Parvesh Raina. His father was a retired army officer who had expertise in making bombs in an ordnance factory. Since Suresh belonged to a military background, he has always maintained discipline. His ancestral village is Rainawari, a union territory in Jammu and Kashmir. Raina’s family later on shifted and settled in Muradnagar in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad district during the late 1990s. On February 6, 2022, Trilokchand passed away at his home in Ghaziabad due to cancer.

Who are Suresh Raina's Siblings?

Suresh Raina has three elder brothers Dinesh Raina, Naresh Raina, Mukesh Raina, and one elder sister Renu. Dinesh Raina serves in the Indian Army and not much is known about the other two brothers.

Suresh Raina seems very close to his elder sister Renu. The all-rounder celebrates the Rakshabandhan festival with her. While he has not posted many pictures with his three brothers on social media, Raina posts photos with his sister Renu on almost every Rakshabandhan. In 2020, he penned an emotional Twitter post for her sister on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan. In the caption, Raina wrote, “ "Wishing everyone a Happy & Blessed Raksha Bandhan! Renu, you will forever be my favorite companion! Blossom I promise that I will, forever be there for you. To all the brothers and sisters, let’s celebrate this bandhan of love”.

Suresh Raina posted a heartwarming picture with her sister on Instagram while wishing Bhaidooj in 2022. The brother-sister duo can be seen together when Raina is feeding Renu sweets.

Who is Suresh Raina's Wife?

Suresh Raina is married to his childhood friend Priyanka Chaudhary. She was born in Rajnagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. Priyanka has worked as a banker, software engineer, and social worker in her life. Her father was a sports coach, while her brothers were engineers. In the year 2007, she joined Wipro as an IT professional. After completing her studies, Priyanka moved to the Netherlands to pursue her banking job. Then in 2011, she started working at Accenture as an IT Consultant.

Raina and Priyanka have known each other since childhood. In the year 2008, the two met at Delhi Airport for just five minutes at the time when Raina was leaving for Bangalore for an IPL game. The two got married on 3 April 2015.

In one of his interviews, Raina spoke of his marriage with Priyanka being an arranged one, “ Priyanka’s father was my sports teacher in Ghaziabad and my mom was very close to her mother. I’ll call it more of an arranged marriage because our families have known each other for a long time”.

Priyanka is a mother of two kids. She first gave birth to a daughter named Gracia and then a son named Rio. Priyanka has close to 1 million followers on Instagram. She had appeared on The Kapil Sharma Show with her husband Suresh Raina.

In 2017, Priyanka founded a company along with her husband Suresh Raina under the name, Maate Natural Babycare. The brand provides natural and vegan products for babies.

In November 2017, she gave a TED talk at a TED event organized by TEDxWhitefield. In the same year, she also became the cover face of Child magazine. The next year, Priyanka launched “The Priyanka Sharma show” on Red FM.

Does Suresh Raina have kids?

Suresh Raina and Priyanka have one daughter named Gracia Raina and a son named Rio. Gracia was born on May 15, 2016. He missed an IPL game for the first time in nine years because of Gracia’s birth in 2016. He went to the Netherlands to be with his wife when she gave birth.

Suresh Raina and Priyanka welcomed their first son on March 23, 2020. The couple named their son Rio, which means River.

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FAQs

Suresh Raina has a daughter and a son with his wife, Priyanka Chaudhary Raina. His daughter's name is Gracia Raina and his Son is Rio Raina

Priyanka Chaudhary Raina is the wife of Suresh Raina. 

Raina played for CSK for a major chunk of his career and was popularly known as 'Mr IPL' for his consistent performances in the league. He also had a nickname of 'Chinna Thala' which means a prominent support of ‘Thala’ (MS Dhoni) in Tamil Nadu.

Parvesh Raina is the mother of Suresh Raina.

Suresh Raina has 4 siblings, three elder brothers and an elder sister.

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