5 cricketers who became parents in 2016

#2 Suresh Raina

Suresh Raina (left) with his newborn baby

In the previous eight seasons of the Indian Premier League, Raina didn’t miss a single game - a testament to his stupendous fitness standards. He eventually missed the game against Royal Challengers Bangalore on May 14, 2016 and the reason is not associated with cricket.

Priyanka Chaudhary, his wife, was pregnant and he had to fly to Amsterdam to be with his beloved. Raina tied the knot with his childhood friend Priyanka on April 3, 2015 after the conclusion of the Cricket World Cup in Down Under.

On May 10, 2016 at 1730 hrs IST, the duo was blessed with a baby girl at a private hospital in Amsterdam and she was named Gracia. Raina returned to play the match against the Mumbai Indians in Kanpur in which he bludgeoned his way to 58 runs from 36 runs and won the match for Gujrat Lions.

Welcome my beautiful daughter. #GraciaRaina‍‍. Long wait but totally worth it. #ProudFather.She is getting dressed up for her photoshoot

— Suresh Raina (@ImRaina) May 15, 2016