New Delhi: Trilokchand Raina, father of cricketer Suresh Raina, passed away on Sunday (February 6). He was battling cancer for a long time. He was an army officer and for the past one year his battle with cancer was going on. Suresh Raina has reacted for the first time on the death of his father (Suresh Raina Emotional Tweets). Raina said that he lost most of his strength.
Raina wrote on Twitter, ‘The pain of losing a father cannot be expressed in words. Yesterday, my father passed away, along with my support system. My strength is gone. He remained a fighter till his last breath. God rest your soul. You will always be missed.
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Trilokchand has four children. Apart from two sons, Dinesh and Suresh, there are two daughters. On this sad occasion, many people expressed grief to the cricketer’s family on social media. Harbhajan Singh expressed his condolences to the family by tweeting.
Raina registered in IPL 2022 mega auction
IPL 2021 hasn’t been great for this experienced batting line-up. He was not retained by Chennai Super Kings this year. Suresh Raina has registered himself with a base price of Rs 2 crore. He has a lot of IPL experience and in such a situation, teams can bet on him.
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Suresh Raina has retired from international cricket
Suresh Raina has retired from international cricket and hasn’t played a competitive match since the IPL last year. In 12 matches last year, he scored 160 runs at an average of 17.7. His average was 17.7.
Overall, Raina has scored 5528 runs in 205 matches. His batting average is 32.51. This includes one century and 39 half-centuries. He has been an important part of IPL since 2008. He has played an important role in winning the tournament for Chennai Super Kings.