Suresh Raina names player responsible for him inking 'Believe' tattoo & it’s NOT MS Dhoni

Former Indian cricketer Suresh Raina is a tattoo enthusiast. southpaw often takes to his social media accounts to share pictures of himself whenever he gets a new tattoo. Last year itself, 2011 World Cup-winning alumni got tattoo of his wife and son’s names on his arms, as evidenced from his social media feed.

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Suresh Raina cites inspiration behind his ‘Believe’ tattoo

In 2014, Suresh Raina got word ‘Believe’ inked on his right bicep. While interacting on ESPNCricinfo’s Cricket Monthly, cricketer revealed that his former teammate Sachin Tendulkar was reason behind him getting his tattoo. Even though Sachin Tendulkar retired from international cricket in 2013, Raina claims that his bond with ‘Master Blaster’ remains “strong as ever”. limited-overs specialist revealed that prior to India’s tour of England in 2014, he h contacted Sachin Tendulkar in Mumbai and asked him to help him out on his batting. Raina said that he trained for two weeks with Tendulkar near cricketer’s Mumbai residence.

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During one of his training days, Sachin Tendulkar told him, “You have to believe in yourself, you have to believe you can do miracles”. According to Raina, he got so motivated by batting legend at time that he decided to get a tattoo on his biceps saying ‘Believe’ very same evening. Here is a look at Suresh Raina’s ‘Believe’ tattoo from 2014.

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Sachin Tendulkar stats in international cricket

Sachin Tendulkar stats in international cricket composes of some staggering numbers. Across 200 Tests, 463 ODIs and one T20I, right-handed batsman plundered 34,357 runs to le charts for most international runs across all formats. Tendulkar has also reached three-figure mark 100 times in Tests and ODIs combined and is currently 29 ahe of second-placed Ricky Ponting.

Suresh Raina retirement and IPL 2021 updates

After Suresh Raina’s retirement from international cricket (August 2020), cricketer was slated to play for Chennai in Dream11 Indian Premier League 2020 (IPL 2020) season. However, he withdrew his name just weeks before launch of competition and went back home from United Arab Emirates (UAE). Suresh Raina is currently on course to play Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy for his state side Uttar Presh. 34-year-old will n be expected to take part in much-awaited IPL 2021 season. IPL 2021 season is slated to launch sometime in April.

Suresh Raina retirement anuncement post

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Im source: ICC and Suresh Raina Twitter