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| Full name | Krishnamachari Srikkanth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1959-12-21)21 December 1959 (age 65) Madras,Madras State, (present–dayChennai,Tamil Nadu) India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Cheeka[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right armoffbreak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Adithya (son) Anirudha (son) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 154) | 27 November 1981 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 1 February 1992 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 37) | 25 November 1981 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 15 March 1992 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Krishnamachari "Kris" Srikkanth (Tamil:[sɾiːkaːnt̪];pronunciationⓘ; born 21 December 1959), also known asCheeka, is an Indian formercricketer and coach. He also serves as acricket commentator. He was a hard-hittingopening batter and an occasionalright arm offbreak bowler. He has served as a captain of theIndian cricket team and chairman of the men's selection committee later.
Srikkanth was part of the Indian team that won the1983 Cricket World Cup and top scored with 38 runs in thefinals against theWest Indies. He also won the 1985World Championship of Cricket with the Indian team, in which he was the top run getter for India. He representedTamil Nadu andSouth zone in Indian domestic cricket.
Srikkanth made his debut for the Indian team at the age of 21 in aOne Day International (ODI) againstEngland inAhmedabad in November 1981. Histest debut came two days later atBombay. He scored two centuries in tests and four centuries in ODIs, all of which came in a three-year period between 1986 and 1988. In a match againstNew Zealand in December 1988, he scored 70 runs and took five wickets, becoming only the second cricketer to record the feat of scoring a fifty and taking a five for in the same ODI match.
Srikkanth was appointed ascaptain of the Indian team in 1989. He captained the team in four tests and 13 ODIs. He represented India at three Cricket World Cups and retired after the1992 edition of the same. In a career that spanned over ten years, he scored more than 6,000 international runs. In 2019, he was awarded theC. K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award by theBoard of Control for Cricket in India.
Srikkanth was born on 21 December 1959 inMylapore,Madras,Tamil Nadu to C.R. Krishnamachari and Indira Krishnamachari in aTamil Brahmin family.[2] He has two siblings, brother Krishnamachari Srinath and sister Srekala Bharath. He did his schooling fromVidya Mandir and completed hispre-university fromRamakrishna Mission Vivekananda College.[3] He graduated as anelectrical engineer fromCollege of Engineering, Guindy.[4] Srikkanth married Vidya on 30 March 1983.[5][6] They have two sons Adityaa andAnirudha, both of them are cricketers themselves.[7]
Srikkanth representedTamil Nadu andSouth zone in Indian domestic cricket. He made hisfirst class debut during the 1978–79 season.[8] He was the captain of the first ever youth test played by theIndia national under-19 cricket team in the 1978–79 season.
Srikkanth made hisOne Day International (ODI) debut at the age of 21, againstEngland inAhmedabad on 25 November 1981. Opening the batting withSunil Gavaskar, and India lost by 5 wickets.[9] He made hisTest debut two days later against England atBombay.[10]
Srikkanth was part of theIndian cricket team that won the1983 Cricket World Cup. He opened the batting and scored 156 runs in the tournament.[11] In thefinal againstWest Indies, he top-scored with 38 runs.[12] He was also part of the Indian team that won the 1985World Championship of Cricket.[1] He was the top scorer in the tournament with 238 runs.[13] India won the final after beatingPakistan where he top scored with 67 runs from 77 balls and won theMan of the match award.[14]
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.[15] Srikkanth scored his firstcentury in test cricket in the third test againstAustralia atSydney on 2 January 1986.[16] He scored his second and last test century against the visitingPakistan at his home ground atM. A. Chidambaram Stadium,Chennai in February 1987.[17] His first ODI century came against Australia on 7 September 1986 inJaipur.[18] He was also part of the Indian team that competed in the1987 Cricket World Cup.[19] He scored 70 runs and took five wickets againstNew Zealand in an ODI match atVisakhapatnam on 10 December 1988.[20] In the process, he became the second person ever to record the feat of scoring a fifty and taking a five for in the same ODI match afterViv Richards.[21]
In 1989, he was appointed captain of thecaptain of the Indian team.[22]Sachin Tendulkar made his debut under his captaincy in November 1989 against Pakistan.[23] He served as the captain of the test team for four matches during the India's tour of Pakistan in 1990 anddrew all the matches.[24] He also captained the Indian team in 13 ODIs winning four and losing eight.[25]
Srikkanth played his last test match in February 1992 againstAustralia inPerth.[26] He 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 nonwicket keeper in an innings of a test match.[27] He was named as part of the Indian team that competed in the1992 Cricket World Cup and holds the unusual record of scoring the only run ever scored in international cricket atRay Mitchell Oval, inMackay, Australia when the only international match ever hosted at the venue was washed out after two deliveries.[28] He retired from international cricket in March 1992 after the world cup with his last match coming againstSouth Africa atAdelaide.[7]
Srikkanth was an openingbatsman, noted for his aggressive play and attacking cricketing strokes.[1] He was known for his super-quick reflexes and scored majority of his runs throughpulling and hooking ordriving the ball.[7] Though his batting style was in stark contrast to his long time opening partner Sunil Gavaskar, who was known for his reserved approach, Gavaskar himself has said that Srikkanth's batting liberated him to play his natural game.[1] He targeted the new ball when it is hard and often scored his runs in the later years with hits over theinfield when thefielding restrictions are in place during the initial overs.[1] He is considered as one of the pioneers ofpinch hitting in men's cricket, nearly a decade beforeIan Botham andMark Greatbatch tried it in the1992 Cricket World Cup andSanath Jayasuriya popularized it during the1996 Cricket World Cup.[29][30] He was described by cricketers and commentators as one of the most entertaining batters of his era.[31]
Post retirement, Srikkanth served as the coach of theIndia A cricket team.[32] On 18 February 2008, he was named as an ambassador for theChennai Super Kings franchise for the inaugural season of theIndian Premier League (IPL)T20 competition.[33] On 27 September 2008, he was appointed as the Chief Selector of the Indian cricket team and served in the position till 2011.[34] The selection committee led by him picked up the Indian team that won its second everCricket World Cup in2011. On 20 December 2012, he was named as the ambassador of theSunrisers Hyderabad franchise in the IPL.[35]
Srikkanth serves as asport commentator with various sports and news channels.[32] He was nominated as a member of the panel of All India Council of Sports (AICS) in January 2020.[36]
In June 2013, Srikkanth participated in the sixth season ofJhalak Dikhhla Jaa, a dance competition.[37] In February 2022, he participated in the first season ofStarPlus'sSmart Jodi as contestant with his wife Vidya.[38]
| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
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| 2013 | Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6 | Contestant | 15th place |
| 2022 | Smart Jodi 1 |
In 2019, he was awarded theC. K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award by theBoard of Control for Cricket in India.[39]
Srikkanth has scored 2,062 runs in 43 matches in tests at abatting average of 29.88. He has scored 4,091 runs in 146 ODI matches at an average of 29.01.[7]
Srikkanth scored two centuries in tests and four centuries in ODIs.[15]
| No. | Score | Against | Pos. | Inn. | Venue | H/A | Date | Result | Ref |
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| 1 | 116 |  Australia | 2 | 1 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Away | 2 January 1986 | Drawn | [16] |
| 2 | 123 |  Pakistan | 2 | 2 | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium,Chennai | Home | 3 February 1987 | Drawn | [17] |
| No. | Score | Against | Pos. | Inn. | Venue | H/A | Date | Result | Ref |
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| 1 | 102 | Australia | 1 | 2 | Sawai Mansingh Stadium,Jaipur | Away | 7 September 1986 | Won | [18] |
| 2 | 123 | Pakistan | 1 | 1 | Eden Gardens,Kolkata | Home | 18 February 1987 | Lost | [40] |
| 3 | 101 |  West Indies | 1 | 1 | Thiruvananthapuram Cricket stadium,Thiruvananthapuram | Home | 25 January 1988 | Lost | [41] |
| 4 | 112 | West Indies | 1 | 1 | Sharjah Cricket Stadium,Sharjah | Neutral | 16 October 1988 | Won | [42] |
In 1989, Srikkanth was appointed captain of thecaptain of the Indian team and served as the captain of the test team for four matches.[22] He also captained the Indian team in 13 ODIs winning four and losing eight.[25]
| Type | Matches | Won | Lost | Drawn | Tied | No result |
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| Test | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI | 13 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jiiva played Srikanth in the Indian film83 (2021).[43]
| Preceded by | Indian National Test Cricket Captain 1989/90 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chairman, Selection Committee September 2008 – present | Succeeded by Sandeep Patil |
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