Javagal Srinath

Javagal Srinath, a former cricketer for India, is renowned for his fast bowling. Srinath was born on 31st August 1969 in the Karnataka district of Hassan. He graduated from Marimallappa High School and has a degree in instrumentation from Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering (SJCE) in Mysore. Javagal Srinath, with Karnataka teammate Venkatesh Prasad Venkatesh Prasad is an actor as well as a cricket >> Read More... , was the spearhead of India's pace attack during his prime. The ICC employs him as a match referee. Srinath made his Karnataka first-class debut in 1989. Srinath took a hat-trick against Hyderabad in his first match. Srinath finished the season with 25 wickets from six games and has taken over 500 first-class wickets. In late 1991, Srinath got selected for the Indian cricket team's tour of Australia. He finished the tour with ten strikes.

It made way for him to bowl the new ball against South Africa in Cape Town, taking 4/33 in 27 overs. Srinath finished the tour with a strike rate of 26.08 and 12 wickets. After Kapil Dev Kapil Dev is a former captain of the Indian cricke >> Read More... retired in 1994, Srinath played his first home Test against the West Indies. He was the Man of the Match after taking five wickets and scoring 60 runs in the second innings as India won by 96 runs. Srinath was India's fastest bowler ever, with deliveries measuring 149.6 km/h and 157 km/h on 27th January 1997 in a game between India and Zimbabwe at Paarl. In 1999, he wed Jyothsna, his first wife. Srinath married journalist Madhavi Patravali in 2008 following their divorce.

In the year 1999, he received the Arjuna award. In 2005, Srinath traveled to England with the Lashings World XI team, and in 2006, he provided commentary for the test series between England and India. Imran Khan, the captain of the Pakistan team that won the 1992 World Cup, stated in an interview that he thought Srinath was the world's most underappreciated bowler after seeing him bowl 150 km/h (93 mph) on Indian surfaces. When Srinath got injured, Courtney Walsh suggested he play county cricket. Being an ICC match referee and commentator, Srinath is well-known to cricket fans everywhere.

He and his former colleague, Anil Kumble Anil Kumble is a former cricketer who played for I >> Read More... , ran for the Karnataka State Cricket Association office in 2010. They prevailed, and Srinath, the association's secretary, encouraged the development of new cricketers in Karnataka. Srinath, interviewed by News18, said Tamil superstar Rajinikanth brings tremendous energy into your life. He said if you are depressed, go and watch a Rajinikanth movie. His screen presence, that little extra bit that he brings into the film. All of that makes him honestly love Rajinikanth. The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) granted lifetime membership to 18 cricketers, including Indian players Harbhajan Singh and Javagal Srinath, in 2021.

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Javagal Srinath is a former Indian cricketer. He was born on August 31, 1969, in Javagal, Karnataka, India. For his education, he went to Marimallappa High School and completed his graduation from Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering (SJCE) in Mysore. He wanted to become a cricketer since his childhood. Gundappa Viswanath, a selector for the state team, gave Srinath a chance in the cricket industry. He made his debut with Karnataka against Hyderabad in 1989–90. He took 25 wickets in that season, which made him a known face in the industry. He also played country cricket for Gloucestershire, Leicestershire, and Durham.

In 1991, he made his One-Day international debut in Sharjah. He is the second-best Indian pace bowler after Kapil Dev. After Dev retired, Srinath led the Indian fast-bowling attack for nine years. He also played his first home Test match after that against the West Indies. Srinath’s last match was the tour of New Zealand in January, a few weeks before the World Cup. He retired from international cricket after the 2003 World Cup in South Africa. He was selected as a match referee by the International Cricket Council to serve in the 2007 World Cup.