Full name Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan
Born April 21, 1945, Madras (now Chennai)
Current age 75 years 321 days
Major teams India, Derbyshire, Madras, Tamil Nadu
Nickname Venkat
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Other Umpire, Referee
Relation Cousin - V Krishnaswamy
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 57 | 76 | 12 | 748 | 64 | 11.68 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 44 | 0 | |||
ODIs | 15 | 9 | 4 | 54 | 26* | 10.80 | 126 | 42.85 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
First-class | 341 | 457 | 84 | 6617 | 137 | 17.73 | 1 | 24 | 316 | 0 | ||||
List A | 71 | 44 | 13 | 346 | 26* | 11.16 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 57 | 96 | 14877 | 5634 | 156 | 8/72 | 12/152 | 36.11 | 2.27 | 95.3 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
ODIs | 15 | 14 | 868 | 542 | 5 | 2/34 | 2/34 | 108.40 | 3.74 | 173.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 341 | 83548 | 33568 | 1390 | 9/93 | 24.14 | 2.41 | 60.1 | 85 | 21 | |||
List A | 71 | 3985 | 2262 | 64 | 4/31 | 4/31 | 35.34 | 3.40 | 62.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | India v New Zealand at Chennai, Feb 27-Mar 2, 1965 scorecard |
Last Test | India v Pakistan at Jalandhar, Sep 24-29, 1983 scorecard |
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ODI debut | England v India at Leeds, Jul 13, 1974 scorecard |
Last ODI | West Indies v India at St George's, Apr 7, 1983 scorecard |
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First-class span | 1963/64 - 1984/85 |
List A span | 1973/74 - 1982/83 |
Test debut | India v England at Kolkata, Jan 29-Feb 2, 1993 scorecard |
Last Test | South Africa v West Indies at Centurion, Jan 16-20, 2004 scorecard |
Test matches | 73 |
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ODI debut | India v England at Jaipur, Jan 18, 1993 scorecard |
Last ODI | Australia v New Zealand at Faridabad, Oct 29, 2003 scorecard |
ODI matches | 52 |
ODI statistics |
Test debut | Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Moratuwa, Nov 27-Dec 2, 1992 scorecard |
Last Test | Australia v New Zealand at Brisbane, Dec 3-7, 1993 scorecard |
Test matches | 5 |
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ODI debut | Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Colombo (RPS), Dec 4, 1992 scorecard |
Last ODI | New Zealand v South Africa at Hobart, Dec 18, 1993 scorecard |
ODI matches | 8 |
ODI statistics |
An offspinner who was both accurate and penetrative, Srinivas Venkatraghavan was a member of the famous spin quartet which teased and tormented batsmen the world over for well over a decade. He was a fighter to the core. Having to compete with EAS Prasanna for the offspinner's slot, Venkat was in an unenviable position. But he kept improving as a bowler, was a useful tailend batsman, an excellent close in fieldsman and a shrewd captain. The international career of Venkat, who remained very fit throughout his playing days, lasted from February 1965 to September 1983, one of the longest for an Indian player.