Full name Sagi Lakshmi Venkatapathy Raju
Born July 9, 1969, Alamuru, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Current age 51 years 237 days
Major teams India, Hyderabad (India)
Also known as Muscles
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Other Referee
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 28 | 34 | 10 | 240 | 31 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
ODIs | 53 | 16 | 8 | 32 | 8 | 4.00 | 67 | 47.76 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
First-class | 177 | 206 | 58 | 1952 | 54 | 13.18 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 0 | ||||
List A | 124 | 42 | 22 | 109 | 22 | 5.45 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 28 | 51 | 7602 | 2857 | 93 | 6/12 | 11/125 | 30.72 | 2.25 | 81.7 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
ODIs | 53 | 52 | 2770 | 2014 | 63 | 4/46 | 4/46 | 31.96 | 4.36 | 43.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 177 | 42710 | 16332 | 589 | 7/82 | 27.72 | 2.29 | 72.5 | 31 | 5 | |||
List A | 124 | 6430 | 4557 | 152 | 6/39 | 6/39 | 29.98 | 4.25 | 42.3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Test debut | New Zealand v India at Christchurch, Feb 2-5, 1990 scorecard |
Last Test | India v Australia at Kolkata, Mar 11-15, 2001 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | New Zealand v India at Dunedin, Mar 1, 1990 scorecard |
Last ODI | England v India at Manchester, May 26-27, 1996 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
First-class debut | 1985/86 |
Last First-class | Hyderabad (India) v Uttar Pradesh at Hyderabad, Dec 13-16, 2004 scorecard |
List A debut | 1988/89 |
Last List A | Hyderabad (India) v Kerala at Chennai, Jan 8, 2004 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
0/50 | India Snrs | v Pakistan Snr | Kozhikode | 25 Feb 2007 | Other |
Of average height and slightly built, Venkatpathy Raju has spent almost his entire career in and out of the Indian team. True to his nickname `Muscles', he is a lion hearted bowler, always in the thick of battle. Never afraid to give the ball flight, he entices the best of batsmen to commit mistakes. But there have been times when thanks to his attacking bowling approach, he has conceded far too many runs and this has not gone down well with conservative Indian selectors.