Krishnamachari Srikkanth

Kris Srikkanth

Krishnamachari Srikkanth with K. Hari Prasad at a social-awareness event
Personal information
Full name	Krishnamachari Srikkanth
Born	(1959-12-21) 21 December 1959 (age 57) Madras, India
Nickname	Cheeka, kris
Batting style	Right hand bat
Bowling style	Right-arm medium, Right-arm offbreak
Relations	Anirudha Srikkanth (son)
International information
National side	India
Test debut (cap 43)	27 November 1981 v England
Last Test	1 February 1992 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 146)	25 November 1981 v England
Last ODI	15 March 1992 v South Africa
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODIs FC List A Matches 43 146 134 184 Runs scored 2062 4091 7349 5209 Batting average 29.88 29.01 34.99 29.26 100s/50s 2/12 4/27 12/45 5/32 Top score 123 123 172 123 Balls bowled 216 712 2533 961 Wickets 0 25 29 31 Bowling average – 25.64 49.72 29.06 5 wickets in innings – 2 – 2 10 wickets in match – – – – Best bowling – 5/27 3/14 5/27 Catches/stumpings 40/- 42/- 93/- 53/-
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 10 November 2014

Krishnamachari Srikkanth  pronunciation  (born 21 December 1959) also known as Kris Srikkanth is a former captain of the Indian cricket team and former chairman of the selection committee. He represented Tamil Nadu in the Indian domestic circuit.

Srikkanth played domestic cricket for Tamil Nadu and South Zone. He made his One Day International debut against England in Ahmedabad in 1981, followed two days later by his Test debut against England at Bombay at the age of 21. He opened the innings partnering Sunil Gavaskar. Known for his aggressive batting style, he was an early role model for opening batsmen in future years to adopt a similar approach to take advantage of fielding restrictions in the initial overs.

As he matured, he tempered his aggression somewhat and became a mainstay of the Indian cricket team. He was an integral member of the Indian squad when they won the 1983 Prudential World Cup and 1985 Benson & Hedges World Championship of Cricket. In the 1983 World Cup final against the West Indies, Srikkanth top scored for India.

He was made the captain of the Indian team in 1989. He remained the captain of the team for India's tour of Pakistan in 1989 and managed to draw all the four Tests of the series. But the selectors were disappointed with his batting failures and dropped him. He returned two years later and played for another year before being dropped again. He retired from international cricket in 1993. He was the first Indian player to score a half-century and pick up 5 wickets in an ODI. He achieved this feat against New Zealand at Visakhapatnam in 1988.