Believe: What Life and Cricket Taught Me
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- Author：Suresh Raina
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Neha Mishra
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I've been a huge fan of Suresh Raina right from my childhood days and hence without a doubt， I was happy & excited like a kid to read it。 I got to know a lot of things in detail which I'd only heard in interviews previously， especially about how he was bullied as a kid and the variety of learning experiences he received in his journey of becoming an international cricketer。 I loved how he has constantly emphasized on the importance of positivity and gratitude。 The world knows how good of a crick I've been a huge fan of Suresh Raina right from my childhood days and hence without a doubt， I was happy & excited like a kid to read it。 I got to know a lot of things in detail which I'd only heard in interviews previously， especially about how he was bullied as a kid and the variety of learning experiences he received in his journey of becoming an international cricketer。 I loved how he has constantly emphasized on the importance of positivity and gratitude。 The world knows how good of a cricketer he is but you will understand his true personality and his core beliefs and values only after reading this。 The book definitely inspired me and I'm sure it will inspire you too。 。。。more
Aniket Das
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Everyone was more or less aware of the fact that Suresh Raina had been through a lot of hardships throughout his life。 But， the extent of these hardships wasn't known to many。 Right from his struggles in his hostel days to handling the criticism at the professional level。 This man has seen it all。 You have my respect Sir！ Everyone was more or less aware of the fact that Suresh Raina had been through a lot of hardships throughout his life。 But， the extent of these hardships wasn't known to many。 Right from his struggles in his hostel days to handling the criticism at the professional level。 This man has seen it all。 You have my respect Sir！ 。。。more
Rajesh T
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Personally， I feel the book is average。 I cannot keep myself glued on all the chapters。 Few chapters are inspiring。 Newbie writer is very well seen in the book。 Overall an ok read。
Anshii
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I don't want to rate this book because this book is someone's life。 But I am rating the writing skills。 In my opinion writing skills can be improved but overall I learned a lot。But， I am proud of him for what he achieved in his life！。 I don't want to rate this book because this book is someone's life。 But I am rating the writing skills。 In my opinion writing skills can be improved but overall I learned a lot。But， I am proud of him for what he achieved in his life！。 。。。more
Ramachandra Maharudrappa
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One of the most honest biographies you can come across。 Was not really a fan of Raina in his playing days but I always respected him for whatever he did especially in the limited overs games。 This book is an engrossing stuff covering the cricketing journey of Raina with all the highs and lows。 To be honest， my respect and admiration for Raina grew by leaps and bounds after reading this book。 Well done， Bharat Sundaresan。
Vino Kumar Ponnu Krishnan
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Loved this book。。。 One of my fav Cricketer because of that maybe I like it more。 Got to know more and more about Muradnagar Sonu and his early lives。。。 Lots of hope and positivity。 Some unknown info about Chappell。 The way about Chappell's dominance in Indian Team will change after reading this book。 An interesting factor about Rahul Dravid。。。 Loved each and every line， the Gentleman。 Loved this book。。。 One of my fav Cricketer because of that maybe I like it more。 Got to know more and more about Muradnagar Sonu and his early lives。。。 Lots of hope and positivity。 Some unknown info about Chappell。 The way about Chappell's dominance in Indian Team will change after reading this book。 An interesting factor about Rahul Dravid。。。 Loved each and every line， the Gentleman。 。。。more
Ninad Bhangle
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Being a fan of cricket， I love picking up autobiographies as reading about someone's journey inspires me a lot。 Liked this book， especially the early years pre-cricket。 Favourite thing though is the chapter he has written about Rahul Dravid who I truly admire。 Overall， a quick read。 Being a fan of cricket， I love picking up autobiographies as reading about someone's journey inspires me a lot。 Liked this book， especially the early years pre-cricket。 Favourite thing though is the chapter he has written about Rahul Dravid who I truly admire。 Overall， a quick read。 。。。more
Rama Srinivas
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Breezy read。 The chapters can be looked at as individual articles thanks to Bharat's writing style。 They are engrossing and almost feel like Raina is telling his story。What I liked about the book:1。 Very little is talked about Rahul Dravid as a captain and a leader。 He was there to steer the ship when things were difficult in the dressing room。 Raina's appreciation of how Dravid shielded the youngsters and how he mentored them was interesting to know and read。2。 Raina's positive fresh take on Ch Breezy read。 The chapters can be looked at as individual articles thanks to Bharat's writing style。 They are engrossing and almost feel like Raina is telling his story。What I liked about the book:1。 Very little is talked about Rahul Dravid as a captain and a leader。 He was there to steer the ship when things were difficult in the dressing room。 Raina's appreciation of how Dravid shielded the youngsters and how he mentored them was interesting to know and read。2。 Raina's positive fresh take on Chappell's stint as a coach。 We only get to hear the negative but the youngsters who debuted during Chappell's regime were instrumental in us winning the 11WC。 3。 The narration of the bullying he faced as a kid in the hostel。 His grit， maturity， focus， and attitude were inspiring。 Also made me aware of the harsh realities in boarding schools and made me feel grateful for the privileged life I had。4。 Quality of gratitude across the book。 I really appreciate that he makes it a point to explain and thank the crucial role different people played at different junctures of his career。 。。。more
Deepak Narayanan
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Another story of someone with humble beginnings who made it bigDown to earth and an underrated cricketer。 Raina was a team man and a thorough professional who rose from modest beginnings to becoming a world Cup winner
Adwait Kulkarni
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Summary: A journey from a small town of Muradnagar in UP to the heights of winning the World Cup for India， Believe is an incredible story of one of India's finest limited overs player， Chinna Thala Suresh Raina， told in his own swashbuckling style and captured beautifully in words by Bharat Sunderasan。 By this book we come to know Raina's humble beginnings， how he suffered from bullying in college and how he overcame it， the role Dravid and Dhoni have played in his cricketing life and the role Summary: A journey from a small town of Muradnagar in UP to the heights of winning the World Cup for India， Believe is an incredible story of one of India's finest limited overs player， Chinna Thala Suresh Raina， told in his own swashbuckling style and captured beautifully in words by Bharat Sunderasan。 By this book we come to know Raina's humble beginnings， how he suffered from bullying in college and how he overcame it， the role Dravid and Dhoni have played in his cricketing life and the role Priyanka （his wife） has played in his personal life and last but not least， the efforts that he had to put in to reach the highest level of Cricket。What I Liked:1） Straight to the point: Just like Raina on batting crease， the book doesn't waste too much time on overdescribing things。 It gets to the topic directly， doesn't overstay it's welcome and moves on to the next one while giving exact information that was required。2） Life Lessons: By talking about the bullying that he faced in college， Raina has tried to throw light on an important social issue that is still prevalent at many colleges in India。 3） Fascinating insights: We get some great insights of the dressing room atmosphere when Dravid was incharge。 How he managed the team， especially the youngsters and how he supported Raina throughout。 It was also nice to know about the time that Raina spent in Australia and England as professional cricketer before being selected for India。 Raina is also one of select few that have praised India's now infamous coach Greg Chappell for having the vision that eventually played a role in India dominating the Cricket World。4） His thoughts on those World Cup innings: There's no doubt that Raina played two crucial innings in India's Quarter Final and Semi Final win against Australia and Pakistan， respectively。 I really enjoyed reading his own thoughts on those innings， what was going through his mind， how he kept himself positive during the early stages and what contribution the senior players made towards his innings。What I didn't like:Left wanting for more: The book does talk about Raina's journey to his selection to the Indian team， his captaincy gig in Zimbabwe and the World Cup win。 But we barely get any stories of his comeback in international cricket or his glorious decade of dominance in IPL。 Conclusion:'Believe' the book is pretty similar to a match winning innings by Suresh Raina。 It dazzles you for the whole time， it wins you over and then when it ends， it leaves you with a feeling of wanting more。 。。。more
Abhijeet Yadav
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Suresh Raina is one of my favourite player as a left handed batsman I too liked his batting style and techniques。 The way of approaching on the field and off the field。 Learning about his life and thoughts in more deep is very fascinating and makes me learn many positive things。 As he always mentions that he is a man of positive approach there is no such thing like negative in his life， this is somewhat at the end of the day is the correct way of approaching towards life。 His discipline， his ded Suresh Raina is one of my favourite player as a left handed batsman I too liked his batting style and techniques。 The way of approaching on the field and off the field。 Learning about his life and thoughts in more deep is very fascinating and makes me learn many positive things。 As he always mentions that he is a man of positive approach there is no such thing like negative in his life， this is somewhat at the end of the day is the correct way of approaching towards life。 His discipline， his dedication， hard work， struggle ofcourse when I read about his hostel part about ragging and all that stuff is really hard to accept but again his approach so calm and positive that he always choose to take his rage in the field with his bat not by the same way his senior does but his own way the raina way🤟。Overall it's a bang。 The contribution of every coaching staffs evey senior players like Rahul sir，Mahi bhai and especially paaji have been extraordinary。 Rahul dravid is again the most calm and positive person I have gone through。 Indian Cricket is always in the good hand and will be 🇮🇳🏆 。。。more
Krutarth Rindani
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