Full name Javagal Srinath
Born August 31, 1969, Mysore, Karnataka
Current age 40 years 83 days
Major teams India, Gloucestershire, Karnataka, Leicestershire
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Other Referee
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 67 | 92 | 21 | 1009 | 76 | 14.21 | 2037 | 49.53 | 0 | 4 | 110 | 8 | 22 | 0 |
| ODIs | 229 | 121 | 38 | 883 | 53 | 10.63 | 1109 | 79.62 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 17 | 32 | 0 |
| First-class | 147 | 191 | 34 | 2276 | 76 | 14.49 | 0 | 7 | 62 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 290 | 157 | 47 | 1153 | 53 | 10.48 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 67 | 121 | 15104 | 7196 | 236 | 8/86 | 13/132 | 30.49 | 2.85 | 64.0 | 8 | 10 | 1 |
| ODIs | 229 | 227 | 11935 | 8847 | 315 | 5/23 | 5/23 | 28.08 | 4.44 | 37.8 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| First-class | 147 | 28618 | 14027 | 533 | 9/76 | 26.31 | 2.94 | 53.6 | 23 | 3 | |||
| List A | 290 | 14981 | 10684 | 407 | 5/23 | 5/23 | 26.25 | 4.27 | 36.8 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| Test debut | Australia v India at Brisbane, Nov 29-Dec 2, 1991 scorecard |
| Last Test | India v West Indies at Kolkata, Oct 30-Nov 3, 2002 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | India v Pakistan at Sharjah, Oct 18, 1991 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Australia v India at Johannesburg, Mar 23, 2003 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class span | 1989/90 - 2003 |
| List A span | 1989/90 - 2003 |
| Test debut | Sri Lanka v South Africa at Colombo (SSC), Jul 27-31, 2006 scorecard |
| Last Test | New Zealand v West Indies at Napier, Dec 19-23, 2008 scorecard |
| Test matches | 13 |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Napier, Dec 28, 2006 scorecard |
| Last ODI | South Africa v Zimbabwe at Centurion, Nov 10, 2009 scorecard |
| ODI matches | 71 |
| ODI statistics | |
| T20I debut | New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Wellington, Dec 22, 2006 scorecard |
| Last T20I | South Africa v England at Centurion, Nov 15, 2009 scorecard |
| T20I matches | 10 |
| T20I statistics |
Wisden overview
Arguably the nation's fastest-ever bowler, Javagal Srinath heralded a period
of awakening for Indian pace bowling, after Kapil Dev's swing had fired
popular imagination. And when he retired from international cricket of 11
years in 2003, Srinath was second only to Kapil in number of Test wickets by
an Indian paceman.
On his day, Srinath was outstanding. With a strong shoulder action, he hit the pitch with force, and bowled mainly incutters and inswingers, though in the right conditions he could move it the other way. As much as the slips, Srinath brought into play the man at short leg. On the dustbowls of India, he learned to harness the power of the old ball off the seam rather than in the air, the finest demonstration of which was his 6 for 21 at Ahmedabad in 1996-97 to bowl out South Africa in the fourth innings.
Late in his career - perhaps later than should have been - Srinath added variations to his bowling, in particular using the leg-cutter and the slower delivery to good effect in one-day cricket. In these final years, he played big brother to India's rising seamers, and himself excelled in India's World Cup campaign, Srinath's last international outing. As a batsman, he provided chaotic entertainment, but only occasionally fulfilled his potential.
Srinath's weak points were his stamina and his fragility under pressure. He often gave the impression that he could have done more, but by the time he was finished he had, in many ways, done enough. (Rahul Bhattacharya)
- Tough times will help Ishant improve - Srinath (Sep 21, 2009)
- BCCI bars non-state players from Karnataka Twenty20 league (Aug 13, 2009)
- Kumble and Srinath slam KPL model (Aug 4, 2009)
- 'Series will help India kill the demons' - Srinath (Jun 25, 2009)
- 'Best new-ball pair in the world' needs support - Srinath (Feb 17, 2009)
Oct 27, 2008
Javagal Srinath, the match referee, talks on his walkie talkie
© AFP
Jan 3, 2008
Javagal Srinath and TA Sekhar at the launch of the Gatorade Pacers 2008
© Cricinfo Ltd
Mar 14, 2007
Ricky Ponting throws the coin in the air and Scotland captain Craig Wright calls right
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