Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan

Venkataraghavan

Personal information
Full name	Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan
Born	(1945-04-21) 21 April 1945 (age 71) Madras, British India
Nickname	Venkat
Batting style	Right-hand
Bowling style	Right-arm off break
Role	Bowler, umpire
International information
National side	India
Test debut (cap 110)	27 February 1965 v New Zealand
Last Test	24 September 1983 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 9)	13 July 1974 v England
Last ODI	7 April 1983 v West Indies
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1970–1985	Tamil Nadu
1973–1975	Derbyshire
1963–1970	Madras
Umpiring information
Tests umpired	73 (1993–2004)
ODIs umpired	52 (1993–2003)
FC umpired	79 (1990–2004)
LA umpired	56 (1990–2003)
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODI FC LA Matches 57 15 341 71 Runs scored 748 54 6617 346 Batting average 11.68 10.80 17.73 11.16 100s/50s 0/2 –/– 1/24 0/0 Top score 64 26* 137 26* Balls bowled 14877 868 83548 3985 Wickets 156 5 1390 64 Bowling average 36.11 108.40 24.14 35.34 5 wickets in innings 3 – 85 0 10 wickets in match 1 n/a 21 n/a Best bowling 8/72 2/34 9/93 4/31 Catches/stumpings 44/– 4/– 316/– 29/–
Source: Cricket Archive, 10 March 2014

Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan ( pronunciation  (informally Venkat, born 21 April 1945) is a former Indian cricketer. He played Test cricket for the Indian cricket team, and later became an umpire on the elite International Cricket Council Test panel. His Test career was one of the longest for any Indian player. He also played for Derbyshire in English county cricket from 1973 to 1975. A qualified engineer and an alumnus of Chennai's famed College of Engineering, Guindy, he is a recipient of the civilian honour of Padma Shri.

An off spin bowler, he was one of the famed Indian quartet of spin bowlers in the 1970s (the others being Bhagwat Chandrasekhar, Bishan Singh Bedi and Erapalli Prasanna). He was also a strong close-in fielder and a useful tail-end bat. Venkat came on to the Test scene at the age of 20 when he was selected to play against the touring New Zealand side. By the end of the series he had emerged as a world-class spinner, taking 12 wickets in the Delhi test that led India to victory. He was the vice-captain of the Indian team that toured the West Indies and England in 1970–71. India won both series. Venkat played an important role, claiming five wickets in the Trinidad Test and 13 wickets in the three Tests in England. He captained India in both the 1975 and 1979 World Cup competitions. He also led India in a four-Test series against England in 1979. In domestic cricket, he led South Zone and Tamil Nadu for over a decade.

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