1. Krishnamachari Srikkanth was a hard-hitting opening batter and an occasional right arm offbreak bowler.
46 Facts About Krishnamachari Srikkanth
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Krishnamachari Srikkanth has served as a captain of the Indian cricket team and chairman of the men's selection committee later.
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Krishnamachari Srikkanth won the 1985 World Championship of Cricket with the Indian team, in which he was the top run getter for India.
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Krishnamachari Srikkanth represented Tamil Nadu and South zone in Indian domestic cricket.
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Krishnamachari Srikkanth made his debut for the Indian team at the age of 21 in a One Day International against England in Ahmedabad in November 1981.
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Krishnamachari Srikkanth scored two centuries in tests and four centuries in ODIs, all of which came in a three-year period between 1986 and 1988.
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Krishnamachari Srikkanth was appointed as captain of the Indian team in 1989.
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Krishnamachari Srikkanth captained the team in four tests and 13 ODIs.
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Krishnamachari Srikkanth represented India at three Cricket World Cups and retired after the 1992 edition of the same.
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Krishnamachari Srikkanth has two siblings, brother Krishnamachari Srinath and sister Srekala Bharath.
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Krishnamachari Srikkanth did his schooling from Vidya Mandir and completed his pre-university from Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda College.
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Krishnamachari Srikkanth graduated as an electrical engineer from College of Engineering, Guindy.
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Krishnamachari Srikkanth represented Tamil Nadu and South zone in Indian domestic cricket.
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Krishnamachari Srikkanth made his One Day International debut at the age of 21, against England in Ahmedabad on 25 November 1981.
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Krishnamachari Srikkanth made his Test debut two days later against England at Bombay.
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Krishnamachari Srikkanth was part of the Indian cricket team that won the 1983 Cricket World Cup.
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Krishnamachari Srikkanth opened the batting and scored 156 runs in the tournament.
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Krishnamachari Srikkanth was part of the Indian team that won the 1985 World Championship of Cricket.
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Krishnamachari Srikkanth was the top scorer in the tournament with 238 runs.
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Krishnamachari Srikkanth has his most prolific years in terms of runs from 1986 to 1988 when he scored two centuries in tests and four centuries in ODIs.
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Krishnamachari Srikkanth scored his first century in test cricket in the third test against Australia at Sydney on 2 January 1986.
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Krishnamachari Srikkanth scored his second and last test century against the visiting Pakistan at his home ground at M A Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai in February 1987.
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Krishnamachari Srikkanth was part of the Indian team that competed in the 1987 Cricket World Cup.
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Krishnamachari Srikkanth scored 70 runs and took five wickets against New Zealand in an ODI match at Visakhapatnam on 10 December 1988.
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Krishnamachari Srikkanth served as the captain of the test team for four matches during the India's tour of Pakistan in 1990 and drew all the matches.
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Krishnamachari Srikkanth captained the Indian team in 13 ODIs winning four and losing eight.
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Krishnamachari Srikkanth played his last test match in February 1992 against Australia in Perth.
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Krishnamachari Srikkanth scored 72 runs in the match and took five catches, all in the first innings setting a record for the most individual catches by a non wicket keeper in an innings of a test match.
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Krishnamachari Srikkanth was named as part of the Indian team that competed in the 1992 Cricket World Cup and holds the unusual record of scoring the only run ever scored in international cricket at Ray Mitchell Oval, in Mackay, Australia when the only international match ever hosted at the venue was washed out after two deliveries.
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Krishnamachari Srikkanth retired from international cricket in March 1992 after the world cup with his last match coming against South Africa at Adelaide.
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Krishnamachari Srikkanth was an opening batsman, noted for his aggressive play and attacking cricketing strokes.
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Krishnamachari Srikkanth was known for his super-quick reflexes and scored majority of his runs through pulling and hooking or driving the ball.
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Krishnamachari Srikkanth targeted the new ball when it is hard and often scored his runs in the later years with hits over the infield when the fielding restrictions are in place during the initial overs.
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Krishnamachari Srikkanth is considered as one of the pioneers of pinch hitting in men's cricket, nearly a decade before Ian Botham and Mark Greatbatch tried it in the 1992 Cricket World Cup and Sanath Jayasuriya popularized it during the 1996 Cricket World Cup.
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Krishnamachari Srikkanth was described by cricketers and commentators as one of the most entertaining batters of his era.
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Post retirement, Krishnamachari Srikkanth served as the coach of the India A cricket team.
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Krishnamachari Srikkanth serves as a sport commentator with various sports and news channels.
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Krishnamachari Srikkanth was nominated as a member of the panel of All India Council of Sports in January 2020.
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In June 2013, Krishnamachari Srikkanth participated in the sixth season of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, a dance competition.
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Krishnamachari Srikkanth has scored 2,062 runs in 43 matches in tests at a batting average of 29.88.
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Krishnamachari Srikkanth has scored 4,091 runs in 146 ODI matches at an average of 29.01.
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Krishnamachari Srikkanth scored two centuries in tests and four centuries in ODIs.
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In 1989, Krishnamachari Srikkanth was appointed captain of the captain of the Indian team and served as the captain of the test team for four matches.
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Krishnamachari Srikkanth captained the Indian team in 13 ODIs winning four and losing eight.
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Krishnamachari Srikkanth launched his official YouTube channel, Cheeky Cheeka, to engage with fans and share his insights on cricket.
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Krishnamachari Srikkanth's engaging style and cricket expertise have earned him a substantial following among fans.