In pics: Suresh Raina ties the knot with fiancee Priyanka
Star cricketer Suresh Raina tied the knot with fiancee Priyanka in a private ceremony on Friday night at a posh Delhi hotel. Some of Raina's teammates as well as ICC chairman N Srinivasan attended the event.
According to reports, Team India captain MS Dhoni and his wife, Sakshi, were present on the occasion. The left-handed batsman's teammate in Chennai Super Kings, Dwayne Bravo (West Indies), and coach Stephen Fleming were in attendance. ICC chairman N Srinivasan also attended the event.
Priyanka is an IT professional with a bank in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Sources said that both the families knew each other for a long time since Raina's and Priyanka's father worked together at an ordinance factory at Murad Nagar. Later, Priyanka's family shifted to Meerut.
(Photo tweeted by Namya Sinha, HT City)
Sources said that Raina's and Priyanka's parents spoke a while back about the marriage, and it was finalised while Suresh was playing in Australia.
Several reports also said that Priyanka might give up her job and will stay in India after the marriage.
Her family hails from Baraut. She reportedly pursued her B.Tech from an engineering college at Ghaziabad and her brothers are also IT professionals working in Chennai and Noida.
(Photo tweeted by Saurabh Trivedi, HT)
Actor Anupam Kher with cricketer MS Dhoni and his wife Sakshi at the wedding ceremony of Suresh Raina in New Delhi. (PTI Photo/ Twitter)
Cricketer MS Dhoni, his wife Sakshi, Irfan Pathan and actor Anupam Kher at the wedding ceremony of Suresh Raina in New Delhi. (PTI Photo/Twitter)
Cricketers MS Dhoni and D Bravo at the marriage ceremony of Suresh Raina in New Delhi. (PTI Photo/Twitter)
Get live cricket scores, match updates, schedules, results and ICC rankings. Follow the latest news, statistics and performances of top teams and players on Hindustan Times.
Home/Cricket News/In Pics: Suresh Raina Ties The Knot With Fiancee Priyanka