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Javagal Srinath

Full Name
Javagal Srinath
Born
31-08-1969 Mysore, Karnataka, India
Current Age
51 years old
Major Teams
India
Batting Style
Right-hand bat
Bowling Style
Right-arm fast-medium
Javagal Srinath

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Javagal Srinath Biography

Javagal Srinath started off as an express bowler. A raw tearaway in his earlier days, Srinath brought the ball in at terrific pace, and was easily the fastest bowler in the history of the country till the advent of the young brigade in the 2010s.

With age came injuries. Srinath changed his action, cut his pace down, and added the leg-cutter and a deceptive slower delivery to his arsenal. If he was devastating before, he was now vicious.

On some days he could be ordinary. On some others he looked lacklustre, even out of breath. But on his day he had that rare ability to run through sides — a trait common to all champion fast bowlers.

When South Africa needed 170 at Ahmedabad in 1996-97, Srinath claimed two wickets in the first over, and had two-in-two thrice during the innings. He finished with 6 for 21, and the Proteans folded for 105.

After India were bowled out for 83 by New Zealand at Mohali in 1999-00, Srinath hit back with 6 for 45, restricting them to 215. And at Calcutta in 1997-98, on a pitch where India went in with three spinners, he wrecked Australia in each innings, winning the Man of the Match award despite taking only 6 wickets.

The magnum opus, of course, came at Calcutta in 1998-99. It took him 5 overs to take 4 wickets to reduce Pakistan to 26 for 6. And in the second innings, when Saeed Anwar carried his bat with 188, Srinath kept on pegging away at the wickets, finishing with 8 for 86.

In Tests Srinath’s numbers read 236 wickets at 30.49. The wicket count would have been higher, had he not been plagued by injuries, beginning with one in the rotator cuff muscle in 1997. He would almost certainly have played more than 67 Tests.

In the 1990s, when every Test nation had a quality opening pair, Srinath was often left alone, trying his heart out on unfriendly tracks. He remained India’s torch-bearer in an era when India rarely won Tests overseas.

In ODIs he had 315 wickets at 28, and went for 4.44 runs an over. No Indian has gone past his tally of three 5-fors. He seemed to be past his prime in 2002-03, but he roared back with 18 wickets from 7 matches at 11 in New Zealand. He stayed on for World Cup 2003 at the insistence of Sourav Ganguly, exiting on a high with 16 wickets at 23 from the tournament.

A competent batsman, he finished with 1,009 runs in Tests (reaching the four-figure mark in his last match) and 883 in ODIs, where he was often used up the order to slog. On a Bangalore night in a Titan Cup match in 1996-97, he and Anil Kumble added 52 for the ninth wicket to secure a 2-wicket win against Australia.

Apart from Karnataka he had stints for both Gloucestershire and Leicestershire, and his 533 First-Class wickets came at 26.

Srinath later became an ICC match referee.

Abhishek Mukherjee

Javagal Srinath Batting & Fielding Averages

Career M In R NO HS Avg BF SR 100s 50s 4s 6s Ct St
Test 67 92 1009 21 76 14.21 2037 49.53 0 4 110 8 22 0
ODIs 229 121 883 38 53 10.63 1109 79.62 0 1 62 17 32 0
T20s 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
World Cup 34 18 85 9 18 9.444 80 106.2 0 0 5 2 4 0

Javagal Srinath Bowling Averages

Career M B R W Avg EC SR 5WI 10WM BBI BBM
Test 67 15104 7196 236 30.49 2.858 64. 10 1 8/86 13/132
ODIs 229 11935 8847 315 28.08 4.447 37.88 3 0 5/23 5/23
T20s 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
World Cup 34 1700 1224 44 27.81 4.320 38.63 0 -- 4/35 5/23

Javagal Srinath Career statistics

Test Debut

Australia v India at Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane, November 29, 1991

Last Test

India v West Indies at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, October 30, 2002

ODI Debut

India v Pakistan at Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah, October 18, 1991

Last ODI

Australia v India at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, March 23, 2003

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Unlike Shoaib Akhtar or Brett Lee - Srinath rarely had words or stare-downs with batsmen. In fact, he was usually quite soft-spoken. 

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