Former India international Suresh Raina turned 34 on Friday (November 27), and his former teammates Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh led the wishes for the southpaw.
Taking to Gambhir wrote, “Happy birthday @ImRaina! Cheers to all our memorable moments, I wish you the best of health & happiness! Have a great year ahead.”
Happy birthday ! Cheers to all our memorable moments, I wish you the best of health & happiness! Have a great year ahead.
— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir)
“Sureshi boy! It’s your birthday! Here’s wishing you great success in all your endeavors. Get back to smashing the ball out of the park! Have a wonderful day today and a great year ahead @ImRaina,” Yuvraj captioned his Twitter post.
Sureshi boy! It's your birthday! Here's wishing you great success in all your endeavors. Get back to smashing the ball out of the park! Have a wonderful day today and a great year ahead 👍🏻
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12)
The three left-handed batsmen were part of the Indian team which won the 2011 ODI World Cup, under the leadership of MS Dhoni.
Raina also received wishes from former cricketers Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Mohammad Kaif, Harbhajan Singh, Jonty Rhodes and Irfan Pathan among the others.
Wishing my teammate and friend a very happy birthday.
Your enthusiasm on the field has always been infectious. Have a great year ahead.— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt)
Many more happy returns of the day . May you have a smashing year ahead. Best wishes for all that you do.
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag)
Happy birthday may god bless you with all the happiness.. Enjoy ur day.. God bless you
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh)
Here’s wishing a very happy birthday, all the best for all your future endeavours
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif)
Happy birthday to 1 of my favorite cricket players I am sure you will continue to make as big an impact off the field, as you did on it
— Jonty Rhodes (@JontyRhodes8)
Wishing you lots of laughter and solid next few years on the field on your birthday bro
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan)
Many happy returns of the ! Wishing you good health and prosperity.
— Pragyan Ojha (@pragyanojha)
happy birthday buddy – have the most amazing year . God bless
— Rohan Gavaskar (@rohangava9)
Wishing you a very happy birthday Raina. Have a good one brother 🎂
— Vinay Kumar R (@Vinay_Kumar_R)
Wishing you a very happy birthday . Have a great day with your loved ones. 🎂🎉
— Umesh Yaadav (@y_umesh)
Wishing a very blessed birthday!! More power & success for all your future endeavours!! Have a great day 😊
— MithunManhas5 (@MithunManhas)
Here’s wishing a very happy birthday to champion ! Stay safe and keep inspiring us with your social initiatives, you are doing superb👏🏻
— Reemma malhotrra (@ReemaMalhotra8)
Happy bday to a very good man and good pal for a long time , still remember how you took time to chat to me about my batting in 2009 World Cup and also that bat you gave me in 2011 in Bangalore wow what a beauty that was. See you soon buddy.
— Niall John O Brien (@niallnobiobrien)
Happy birthday to u bhaiya many many happy returns of the day bhaiya 🎂🎂🎂
— Prriyamgargh (@priyamg03149099)
Raina played 226 ODIs, 78 T20Is and 18 Tests for India and scored nearly 8,000 runs across formats. Though the Muradnagar-born has announced his retirement from international cricket, he continues to play in the Indian Premier League (IPL).