Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan(informally Venkat, born 21 April 1945)is a former Indian cricketer. He captained the Indian cricket team at the first two cricket world cups, 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.
A mechanical engineer by qualification , Srinivas Venkataraghavan was a part of the spin quartet of Chandra, Bedi, and Prasanna, who teased and tormented the batsmen with varying degrees of sp...
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Batting Career Summary:
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100 | 200 | 50 | 4s | 6s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 57 | 76 | 12 | 748 | 64 | 11.69 | 620 | 120.65 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 3 |
| ODI | 15 | 9 | 4 | 54 | 26 | 10.8 | 126 | 42.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
A Bowling Career Summary
| M | Inn | B | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Econ | Avg | SR | 5W | 10W | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 57 | 96 | 14689 | 5634 | 156 | 8/72 | 12/152 | 2.3 | 36.12 | 94.16 | 3 | 1 |
| ODI | 15 | 14 | 840 | 542 | 5 | 2/34 | 2/34 | 3.87 | 108.4 | 168.0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Information
- Test debut
- On February 27, 1965, New Zealand played at Nehru Stadium.
- Last Test
- Pakistan vs. Pakistan, September 24, 1983, Gandhi Stadium
- ODI debut
- England vs. Wales, Headingley, 13 July 1974
- Last ODI
- Old Queen's Park, April 7, 1983
Venkat made his international umpiring debut in the One Day International between India and England at Jaipur on January 18, 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 he 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.
