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 Born
on 21st December 1959, in Chennai, Kris Srikkanth exploded
on the international cricket scene when he was 21. With his
high-octane batting style, he was one of the heroes of the
1983 World Cup and also starred in the 1987 and 1992
tournaments.
He was a swashbuckling opening batsman, who ripped through
the toughest bowling attacks with his fearless pulling,
hooking and driving. Spotted for his keen eye and quick
reflexes, he was a great crowd puller. He scored his 4,092
runs in 146 ODI (One-Day International) matches, at an
average of 29.02. In test matches he scored 2,062 runs from
72 innings (with an average of 29.88). His highest score in
test matches and ODIs was 123.
By the mid '80s, he had learnt to discipline his attacking
methods, and stayed on as a regular opening batsman till
1989. That very year, he was made captain for the Pakistan
tour, in which he succeeded in drawing all four test
matches. However his batting failed to click on the tour.
Srikkanth was a natural ODI player, for, at the time of his
retirement, he had scored more runs and centuries than any
other Indian player, and that too in a very short period of
time. Truly one of India's cricketing greats.
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