Suresh Raina to Sachin Tendulkar: Cricketers who started restaurant business

From Suresh Raina, and Virat Kohli to Sachin Tendulkar, here we list a few cricketers who ventured into the hospitality industry and opened their own high-end restaurants.

Suresh Raina is the latest one to open his own restaurant. He is the owner of a fine dining restaurant called 'Raina Indian Restaurant' in Amsterdam. The restaurant offers a luxurious experience with a expensive menu and amazing views. Credit: Instagram/@sureshraina3

Team India's run-machine Virat Kohli partnered with a few food enthusiasts and opened a restaurant named 'one8 Commune' in New Delhi. Following the success of the first outlet, Kohli then opened a few more outlets in Mumbai, Kolkata and Pune. Credit: Instagram/@one8.commune

Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja opened a restaurant called 'Jaddus Food Field' in Rajkot, Gujarat in 2012. The restaurant offers a casual dining experience and a vibrant ambience for visitors. Credit: Instagram/@ravindra.jadeja

Virender Sehwag also tried his luck in the hospitality industry and opened his own restaurant 'Sehwag’s Favourites' in New Delhi in 2006. However, the restaurant failed to attract customers and was shut down after a tussle with the co-owners. Credit: Instagram/@virendersehwag

Former Indian all-rounder Ajay Jadeja joined hands with former India PM Lal Bahadur Shastri's grandson Diwakar Shastri and opened an Italian restaurant 'Senso' in Delhi. The outlet did well in the first few months but ran out of customers gradually leaving them to close it after incurring a huge financial loss. Credit: Instagram/@travelermaan

The 'Prince of Kolkata' and one of the most celebrated captains of Indian cricket history, Sourav Ganguly started his restaurant business in 2004 and launched 'Sourav's Food Pavilion', a four-storied multi-cuisine restaurant, in Kolkata. However, the restaurant was closed in 2011. Saurav's brother Snehasis had said that the decision was taken because they couldn’t dedicate much time to the business. Credit: Instagram/@souravganguly

The 'God of cricket' Sachin Tendulkar decided to try something new and ventured into hotel business in 2002. He joined hands with a hotelier and opened a fine-dining restaurant named 'Tendulkar's'. However, the business failed to take off and was shut down in 2007. Credit: Instagram/@sachintendulkar