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21 APR 1945 S.VENKATRAGHAVAN

Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan

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In this Indian name, the name Srinivasaraghavan is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Venkataraghavan.
Venkataraghavan
Personal information
Full nameSrinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan
Born21 April 1945 (age 72)
Madras, British India
NicknameVenkat
Batting styleRight-hand
Bowling styleRight-arm off break
RoleBowler, umpire
International information
National side
Test debut(cap 110)27 February 1965 v New Zealand
Last Test24 September 1983 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 9)13 July 1974 v England
Last ODI7 April 1983 v West Indies
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1970–1985Tamil Nadu
1973–1975Derbyshire
1963–1970Madras
Umpiring information
Tests umpired73 (1993–2004)
ODIs umpired52 (1993–2003)
FC umpired79 (1990–2004)
LA umpired56 (1990–2003)
Career statistics
CompetitionTestsODIFCLA
Matches571534171
Runs scored748546617346
Batting average11.6810.8017.7311.16
100s/50s0/2–/–1/240/0
Top score6426*13726*
Balls bowled14877868835483985
Wickets1565139064
Bowling average36.11108.4024.1435.34
5 wickets in innings3–850
10 wickets in match1n/a21n/a
Best bowling8/722/349/934/31
Catches/stumpings44/–4/–316/–29/–
Source: Cricket Archive, 10 March 2014
Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan (About this sound pronunciation (help·info) (informally Venkat, born 21 April 1945)[1] 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.[2] 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,[3] he is a recipient of the civilian honour of Padma Shri.[4]

Playing career[edit]

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).[2] He was also a strong close-in fielder and a useful tail-end bat.[2] 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.[2]
Venkat retired from first-class cricket in 1985. He became a cricket administrator and managed the Indian Test side. He was honoured with the Padma Shri in 2003.[2]

Umpiring career[edit]

Venkat made his international umpiring debut in the One Day International between India and England at Jaipur on 18 January 1993. He made his Test umpiring debut in the same month, with the match between India and England at Kolkata. He gained a place on the inaugural International Umpire Panel when it was formed in 1994, and was selected by the International Cricket Council on a regular basis to umpire in Test matches away from home as the neutral umpire. In 2002 the ICC created an Elite Panel of the top eight umpires, who were employed on a full-time basis and would cover all Test match officiating. Venkat was duly included in the inaugural Elite Panel, of which he remained a member until his retirement in January 2004.
The highlights of his umpiring career include six Ashes Tests and appointments to three World Cups in 1996, 1999 and 2003. In both the 1996 and 1999 tournaments he was appointed to stand in a semi-final, and was the third umpire of the 1999 World Cup final between Australia and Pakistan at Lord's. In total he officiated on-field in 73 Test matches and 52 One-day Internationals during his career.[2]

Umpiring statistics[edit]

FirstLastTotal
Tests India v  England at Kolkata, January 1993 South Africa v  West Indies at Centurion, January 200473
ODIs India v  England at Jaipur, January 1993 Australia v  New Zealand at Faridabad, October 200352

Education[edit]

Venkataraghavan is an engineering graduate from Madras University.[5][6]

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Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan 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. Wikipedia
Born: 21 April 1945 (age 72 years), Chennai
Date joined: 27 February 1965 (India national cricket team)
FC umpired: 79 (1990–2004)
Movies: Madha Gaja Raja
Siblings: S. Veeraraghavan
Children: Vikram Venkataraghavan, Vinay Venkataraghavan
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