Krishnamachari Srikkanth was born on 21-12-1959 in Chennai in the state of Tamil Nadu, India, he is an Indian former Cricket Player, Cricket Coach, Cricket Commentator & Broadcaster.

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Srikkanth Biography and Career-

Srikkanth scored a total of 2062 runs for India in total 43 Test Matches and 4091 runs in 146 ODIs and he also took 25 wickets in ODIs.

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Srikkanth started his cricket career in Indian domestic cricket with the Tamil Nadu team. He debuted in ODI against England in 1981 at the age of 21. In his first Test Match.

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He was the opening batsman along with Sunil Gavaskar. Initially, he used to play aggressively but along with time, he started playing moderately. He was the part of Indian Cricket team when it won Prudential Cup in 1983 and the Benson & Hedges World Championship of Cricket in 1985.

He scored the most number of runs against the West Indies in the 1983 world cup. In 1989 he was made the Captain of the Indian Cricket Team, he was dropped from the team due to his failure in matches against Pakistan in 1989. He retired from International Cricket in 1993.

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After Retairment-

He worked as the coach for India ‘A’ team and also as a broadcaster for various sports channels. He is also an ambassador for the Chennai Super Kings. During 2008-2012 he worked as the Chief selector of the Indian Cricket Team. On Dec20, 2012, he became the brand ambassador of Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Personal life-

He has a sister named Srekala Bharath. Srikkanth married Vidya Srikanth in 1980 and the couple has two sons Adithyaa and Aniruddha, both sons are cricketers.

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VIDYA SRIKKNATH AND SRIKKANTH

Krishnamachari Srikkanth with his wife Vidya Srikanth - Celebrities  InfoSeeMedia

Family Image-

Celebs @ Aniruddha Srikanth`s wedding reception