Suresh Raina
- Net worth $11 million
- Birthday November 27, 1986
- Status -
- Country India
- Source(-s) of wealth Commentator, Cricketer
How much is Suresh Raina Worth? Suresh Raina Net Worth in 2026
Suresh Raina’s net worth is estimated at about $11 million as of November 2026, about 105 crore rupees. The usual salary list credits him with 11 crore rupees for 2020, a season in which he played no matches and reportedly collected about 1.1 crore. That one correction takes roughly 10 crore off his IPL total, and it hints at how loose the other numbers are. This is a rough estimate: little of the money beyond his IPL pay is documented.
| Net worth | About $11 million (rough estimate, range $8 million to $18 million) |
|---|---|
| Estimated annual income | About $320,000 before tax (our assumption) |
| Born | November 27, 1986, in Muradnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India (age 39) |
| Country | India |
| Known for | India batter, Chennai Super Kings, first Indian with centuries in all three formats |
| Main income sources | Past IPL and India pay, endorsements, commentary, startup investments, an Indian restaurant in the Netherlands |
How much is Suresh Raina worth in 2026?
We estimate Suresh Raina at about $11 million, in a range of $8 million to $18 million. His IPL pay is the solid part. India match pay, commentary fees, returns and spending are assumptions, labelled below. Public estimates sit near 200 crore rupees, roughly double ours, and the likely reason is simple: they add gross pay to the things that pay bought, then take off nothing for tax or living costs. All rupee figures convert at 94.68 to the dollar, the rate on November 3, 2026, a simplification for money earned years ago.
How Suresh Raina built it
- Stayed with Chennai for 12 seasons. He was with Chennai Super Kings from 2008 to 2015 and again from 2018 to 2021.
- Moved behind the microphone. Star Sports listed him on its Hindi commentary panel for IPL 2026.
- Opened a restaurant in the Netherlands. He has owned and operated Raina Indian Restaurant in Bos en Lommer since June 2023.
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Get the Alux appHow we got to $11 million
| Source | Our estimate | What it rests on |
|---|---|---|
| IPL salaries, after tax | $7.5 million | Salary Sport lists 14 seasons totalling 110.74 crore rupees. Gulte reported that he received only about 1.1 crore of his 11 crore for 2020, which gives 100.84 crore. Less an assumed 30 percent tax: 70.59 crore. |
| India match pay and contracts, after tax | $1.4 million | He played 18 Tests, 226 ODIs and 78 T20 internationals. No pay total is public. We assume 6 lakh rupees per match including retainers: 322 matches is 19.32 crore, less 30 percent, or 13.52 crore. |
| Endorsements, after tax | $3.0 million | WION put these at nearly 40 crore rupees, naming PepsiCo, Boost, Adidas, Maggi, Timex and Intex. It does not itemize them. Less an assumed 30 percent: 28 crore. |
| Commentary and other work since 2022, after tax | $1.1 million | Our assumption. He is on the Star Sports Hindi panel for IPL 2026, fee not published. 3 crore rupees a year for 5 years, less 30 percent: 10.5 crore. |
| Returns on savings and investments | $1.3 million | Our assumption: 4 percent a year on an average 30 crore rupees for 10 years, or 12 crore. This includes whatever his startup stakes and restaurant have returned, as neither reports figures. |
| Spending | Minus $3.2 million | Our assumption: 2 crore rupees a year for 15 years, or 30 crore. |
| Total | About $11 million | $7.5 + $1.4 + $3.0 + $1.1 + $1.3 – $3.2 million = $11.0 million, about 105 crore rupees. |
The 200 crore sum that counts the same money twice
WION’s November 2025 breakdown lists 110 crore rupees of IPL earnings, nearly 40 crore of endorsements, about 20 crore of business investments, an 18 crore home in Raj Nagar, Ghaziabad, and cars worth over 12 crore. Add those five and you get 200 crore, by our calculation. Which is where public estimates happen to land.
The trouble is that the house, the cars and the stakes were bought with the salary and the endorsement money, so a sum like that counts them twice, and it treats gross pay as if it arrived untaxed. Those three asset items total 50 crore, about half of our 104.6 crore ledger.
What a run cost Chennai and Gujarat
Take the corrected 100.84 crore and divide by the 5,528 IPL runs he scored in 205 matches. That is about 182,400 rupees a run, or roughly $1,930, by our calculation, and about 49 lakh rupees a match. The price of those runs rose fast: the list shows 2.6 crore a season from 2008 to 2010 and a peak of 12.5 crore at Gujarat Lions in 2017, nearly five times as much.
Lists disagree for dull reasons. Fincash shows 99.74 crore because it stops at 2020 and leaves out his 11 crore for 2021. Salary Sport includes 2021, which gets to 110.74 crore. Neither adjusts for 2020. He went unsold at the 2022 auction and retired from all cricket that September, so the IPL salary column closed at those numbers.
The second act, and what could move the figure
Since June 2023 he has owned and operated Raina Indian Restaurant in Bos en Lommer, Netherlands, and in March 2026 Star Sports named him on its IPL commentary panel. Neither has a published dollar figure. The latest money figures we can document are that November 2025 breakdown and the commentary role. If commentary pays 10 crore a year rather than 3, the ledger gains 24.5 crore, or $2.6 million. Doubling endorsements and returns as well adds 40 crore more, which takes the total to about 169 crore, or $18 million, the top of our range. Spending 3 crore a year with no returns gives about 78 crore, or $8 million. A sale of a startup stake or a disclosed brand contract would be the first real test of those rows.
Suresh Raina net worth FAQ
How much is Suresh Raina worth?
About $11 million by our estimate, about 105 crore rupees at 94.68 to the dollar. It is a rough figure, with a range of $8 million to $18 million.
How much did Suresh Raina make from the IPL?
One salary list shows 110.74 crore rupees over 14 seasons. A report that he received about 1.1 crore of his 11 crore for 2020 brings that to 100.84 crore before tax, about $10.7 million.
What was Suresh Raina’s highest IPL salary?
12.5 crore rupees from Gujarat Lions in 2017, per the salary lists. Chennai then paid him 11 crore a season from 2018.
Does Suresh Raina own a restaurant?
He has owned and operated Raina Indian Restaurant in Bos en Lommer, Netherlands, since June 2023. Its revenue is not public, so we do not give it a row of its own.
What does Suresh Raina do now?
He commentates, and Star Sports listed him on its Hindi panel for IPL 2026 in March 2026. A November 2025 report also names stakes in Maate Babycare, Sahicoin and New Leaf Dynamic Technologies.
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How we estimate net worth
Our estimates are based on public reporting, company valuations, and deal and earnings figures all compiled in an internal valuation model. They are approximate, and figures change over time as new information emerges.
Last updated: November 2026.