From childhood friends to partners for life: The untold love story of ex-India cricketer Suresh Raina-Priyanka Chaudhary

DNA Web Team | Updated: Jun 20, 2021, 01:26 PM IST

Former India cricketer Suresh Raina announced his retirement from all formats of cricket on August 15, 2020.

Former India cricketer Suresh Raina announced his retirement from all formats of cricket on August 15, 2020 and he now plays only for IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings which is led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Raina is regarded by many as one of the best fielders India has ever produced. Raina's personal life is also very good as he got married to his ladylove, Priyanka Chaudhary on April 3, 2015. Let's take a look at the untold love story of Suresh Raina and Priyanka Chaudhary.

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Priyanka Chaudhary hails from Baraut, Uttar Pradesh and she has done B.Tech from a college in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. Before tying the knot with Suresh Raina, Priyanka had worked as an IT professional with a bank in Netherlands. Priyanka is currently the co-founder of the popular healthcare brand, Maate Care.

Suresh Raina and Priyanka knew each other since childhood but they lost touch after Priyanka's family shifted base to Punjab. "I have known Priyanka for long, but in the middle, I didn't have time to be in touch with her. I remember meeting her at the airport for five minutes in 2008. She was flying back to Holland and I was going to Bangalore for an IPL game, and we met at the Delhi airport for just five minutes," Raina once said in an interview to a leading portal.

The marriage of Suresh Raina and Priyanka Raina was fixed by their parents. Raina had once said in an interview that while he was away in Australia for four months his mother fixed the whole thing with Priyanka’s family. 

Suresh Raina and Priyanka Chaudhary tied the knot on April 3, 2015. The wedding ceremony was attended by a lot of guests from cricket, politics as well as the glam world. The high-profile wedding was attended by then Indian skipper MS Dhoni along with his wife Sakshi, Virender Sehwag and his wife Aarti and several other cricketers.

According to Sportskeeda, Suresh Raina’s net worth is around USD 25 million. He owns luxury cars like Mini Cooper, Magenta shade, Porsche Boxster. While Priyanka's net worth is around USD 1 million to USD 4 million.