Born August 31, 1969, one of India‘s fastest bowlers Javagal Srinath turns 47. Hailing from Karnataka, Srinath opted to go for pace bowling. Srinath is the most successful Indian bowler in the One-Day International (ODI) format, being the only one to scalp 300 wickets in the same. He was the second Indian fast bowler after Kapil Dev to get to 200 ODI wickets. Srinath has represented India in 67 Test matches, taking 236 wickets. In ODIs, Srinath made appearances in 229 matches with 315 wickets. The player also has 533 First-Class wickets from the 147 matches that he played in this format. READ: Growing Up in the 1990s: Cricket
Srinath, who started playing cricket at a very early age, caught the attention of state-team selectors as well as former India player Gundappa Vishwanath which provided him with the opportunity to play First-Class cricket. After two impressive seasons in the start of his career, the player got his India call up.
Srinath made his debut in international cricket against arch-rivals Pakistan at Sharjah in the second ODI of Wills Trophy. He bowled Wasim Akram out, who was the only man he got in the match but maintained a decent economy. Srinath has three five-wicket hauls in ODIs against England, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. One of his most talked about spells came during India’s 1997 tour to West Indies where one of his deliveries was recorded at 157kmph, even faster than Allan Donald.
Srinath is India’s joint highest wicket-taker in World Cups (with Zaheer Khan), with 44 wickets from three World Cups.
Srinath made his Test debut in Brisbane against Australia in 1991. Though India lost the match, Javagal took 3 wickets in the first innings, making a mark with his performance. One of Srinath’s most successful seasons came against South Africa in 1996-97 when he took 35 wickets in 6 Test matches.
Here’s wishing the stalwart a very happy birthday and many more to come.
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