 Subramaniam Badrinath | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1980-08-30)30 August 1980 (age 45) Madras (nowChennai),Tamil Nadu,India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-armoff break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 262) | 6 February 2010 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 14 February 2010 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 176) | 20 August 2008 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 13 June 2011 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Only T20I (cap 35) | 4 June 2011 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2014 | Tamil Nadu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Vidarbha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Hyderabad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2013 | Chennai Super Kings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:ESPNcricinfo,10 May 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subramaniam Badrinath (born 30 August 1980) is a formerIndian internationalcricketer. He is a right-handedmiddle order batter and an occasional right-armoff break bowler. He had represented theIndian cricket team and was named in the 30 man provisional squad for the2007 Cricket World Cup but did not make it to the final squad. He has played forTamil Nadu,Vidarbha,Hyderabad andSouth zone in domestic cricket. He has also played forChennai Super Kings andRoyal Challengers Bangalore in theIndian Premier League (IPL). He has also represented theIndian Board President's XI on several occasions.
Badrinath was born on 30 August 1980 to S Subramaniam and Karpakam atMadras,Tamil Nadu in aTamilbrahmin family.[1][2][3] He did his schooling fromPadma Seshadri Bala Bhavan and college atGuru Nanak College in Chennai.[4] Badrinath is married to Suneethi Pinglay.[5]
Badrinath representedIndia A before his debut with theIndian cricket team.[6] Badrinath was named in the provisional 30-man squad for the2007 Cricket World Cup and2009 ICC World Twenty20 but did not make it to the final squad on both the occasions.[7] In August 2008, Badrinath made hisODI debut for India againstSri Lanka in the second ODI atDambulla during theIndian tour of Sri Lanka. He scored an unbeaten 27 to guide India to victory.[8] In February 2010, Badrinath made histest debut againstSouth Africa at the age of 29. He scored a fifty on debut in the match atVCA Stadium inNagpur.[9] He was also part of the team that played the second test match in theseries played atEden Gardens,Kolkata. India won the match but Badrinath scored a single run in the only innings which turned out to be the last of his short test career.[10] While he was called up to the test squad as a replacement for the retiredV. V. S. Laxman to playNew Zealand during thetour of India in 2012, he did not make it to the playing eleven.[11]
Badrinath played seven ODIs scoring 72 runs with a highest score of 27.[12] His last ODI match came againstWest Indies atSir Vivian Richards Stadium inNorth Sound on 13 June 2011.[13] Badrinath played his onlyT20 international against West Indies atQueen's Park Oval atPort of Spain on 4 June 2011 scoring 43 runs and winning theMan of the match award in an Indian victory.[14]
Badrinath made his debut forTamil Nadu in the 2000–01 season and was a prolific scorer infirst class cricket scoring more than ten thousand runs with 32centuries.[15][16] Badrinath reached the finals ofRanji Trophy three times with Tamil Nadu in the2002-03,2003-04 and2011-12 seasons.[17] Badrinath was the second highest run scorer with 636 runs in the2005-06 Ranji Trophy and had the most prolific season in2007-08 when he scored 659 runs at 65.90.[15] He was also part of the team that won the domestic one day cup two times in 2002-03 and 2004–05 and theVijay Hazare Trophy during the 2008–09 and 2009–10 seasons.[18][19] Badrinath also representedSouth Zone while also captaining the side.[20]
In 2014, after representing Tamil Nadu for over 14 years, he moved to representVidarbha for the2014–15 Ranji Trophy due to limited playing opportunities with Tamil Nadu.[21] He was appointed captain of the Vidarbha side, leading them to the quarter finals where they lost to Tamil Nadu.[22] In the2015-16 Ranji Trophy, Vidarbha again reached the quarter finals before losing toSaurashtra.[23] Badrinath moved on toHyderabad cricket team for the2016-17 season, where he was again appointed captain.[24] He led the side to the quarter finals in theRanji trophy before falling for the third consecutive year, losing toMumbai.[25] In August 2018, he retired from all forms of cricket.[26][27]
Before theinaugural season, Badrinath was signed by theIndian Premier League (IPL) sideChennai Super Kings (CSK) in2008.[28][29] Badrinath made his debut for the Chennai Super Kings during the 2008 season and was a reliablemiddle order batsman, representing the team for six consecutive seasons till2013.[30] His break through season came in2011 when he scored 356 runs to help Chennai win their second consecutive IPL title.[31][32] Badrinath won two IPL titles in 2010 and 2011 along with aChampions League Twenty20 title in 2010 with Chennai Super Kings.[33][34] Badrinath scored 1441 runs across six seasons at an average of just above 30.[30]
Badrinath was not retained by Chennai Super Kings ahead of the2014 Indian Premier League season and he was unsold in2014 player auction.[35] He was later picked up byRoyal Challengers Bangalore for2015 Indian Premier League season but did not play a single game in which turned out to be his last season.[36]
He currently runs aYouTube channel "Cric it with Badri" and is an activecommentator inStar Sports Tamil.[1]