India Test Player Profiles
Sourav Chandidas GANGULY (Captain)
Born: Calcutta, 8-7-1972
Type: Left hand middle-order / opening batsman and right arm medium pace bowler.
Team: Bengal. Also for Lancashire in the English county in 2000
First-class debut: 1989-90 (for Bengal)
Test debut: v England at Lord's, 1996
Highest Test score: 173 v Sri Lanka at Bombay (WS), 1997-98
Best Test bowling: 3-28 v Australia at Calcutta, 1997-98
Test captaincy record (2000-01): P4, W2, L1, D1
Rahul Sharad DRAVID (Vice Captain)
Born: Indore (Madhya Pradesh), 11-1-1973
Type: Right hand middle-order batsman and occasional right arm off-break bowler. Can also keep wickets
Team: Karnataka. Also for Kent in the English county in 2000.
First-class debut: 1990-91 (for Karnataka)
Test debut: v England at Lord's, 1996
Highest Test score: 200* v Zimbabwe at Delhi, 2000-01
Ajit Bhalchandra AGARKAR
Born: Bombay, 4-12-1977
Type: Right hand middle-order batsman and right arm fast medium bowler
Team: Mumbai (Bombay)
Fc debut: 1996-97 (for Bombay)
Test debut: v Zimbabwe at Harare, 1998-99
Highest Test score: 41* v South Africa at Mumbai, 1999-00
Best Test bowling in an innings: 3-43 v Australia at Adelaide, 1999-00
Hemang Kamal BADANI
Born: Madras, 14-11-1976
Type: Left hand middle-order batsman and left arm slow bowler
Team: Tamil Nadu
First-class debut: 1996-97
Test debut: not yet
Shiv Sunder DAS
Born: Bhubaneshwar, 5-11-1977
Type: Right hand opening batsman
Team: Orissa
First-class debut: 1993-94
Test debut: v Bangladesh at Dhaka, 2000-01
Highest Test score: 110 v Zimbabwe at Nagpur, 2000-01
HARBHAJAN SINGH
Born: Jalandhar, 3-7-1980
Type: Right hand tail end batsman and right arm off-break bowler
Team: Punjab
First-class debut: 1997-98 (for Punjab)
Test debut: v Australia at Bangalore, 1997-98
Highest Test score: 17* v Australia at Mumbai, 2000-01
Best Test bowling in an innings: 4-121 v Australia at Mumbai, 2000-01
Narendra Deepchand HIRWANI
Born: Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, 18-10-1968
Type: Right hand tail-end batsman and right arm leg-break bowler
Teams: Madhya Pradesh (from 1984-85) & Bengal (in 1996-97)
First-class debut: 1984-85
Test debut: v West Indies at Madras, 1987-88
Highest Test score: 17 v New Zealand at Hyderabad, 1988-89
Best Test bowling in an innings: 8-61 v West Indies at Madras, 1987-88 (on debut)
Best Test bowling in a match: 16-136 v West Indies at Madras, 1987-88 (on debut)
Last Test appearance: v South Africa at Calcutta, 1996-97
Vangipurappu Venkata Sai LAXMAN
Born: Hyderabad, 1-11-1974
Type: Right hand opening batsman and occasional right arm off-break bowler
Team: Hyderabad
First-class debut: 1992-93
Test debut: v South Africa at Ahmedabad, 1996-97
Highest Test score: 167 v Australia at Sydney, 1999-00
Nayan Ramlal MONGIA
Born: Baroda, 19-12-1969
Type: Right hand middle order batsman and wicket-keeper
Team: Baroda
First-class debut: 1989-90
Test debut: v Sri Lanka at Lucknow, 1993-94
Highest Test score: 152 v Australia at Delhi, 1996-97
Best Test wicket-keeping performance (in an innings):5 (5ct) v South Africa at Durban, 1996-97, and 5 (5ct) v Pakistan at Calcutta, 1998-99
Best Test wicket-keeping performance (in a match): 8 (8ct) v South Africa at Durban, 1996-97, and 8 (8ct) v Pakistan at Calcutta, 1998-99
Sadagoppan RAMESH
Born: Madras, 16-10-1975
Type: Left hand opening batsman and occasional right arm off-break bowler.
Team: Tamil Nadu
First-class debut: 1995-96 (for Tamil Nadu)
Test debut: v Pakistan at Madras, 1998-99
Highest Test score: 143 v Sri Lanka at Colombo (SSC), 1998-99
Rahul Laxman SANGHVI
Born: Surat, Gujarat, 3-9-1974
Type: Left hand lower order batsman and left arm slow bowler
Teams: Railways (1994-95) and Delhi (since 1995-96)
First-class debut: 1994-95
Test debut: : v Australia at Mumbai, 2000-01
Highest Test score: 2 v Australia at Mumbai, 2000-01
Best Test bowling in an innings: 2-67 v Australia at Mumbai, 2000-01
Javagal SRINATH
Born: Mysore (Karnataka), 31-8-1969
Type: Rght hand lower order batsman and right arm fast medium bowler
Teams: Karnataka. Also appeared for Gloucestershire in 1995.
First-class debut: 1989-90 (for Karnataka)
Test debut: v Australia at Brisbane, 1991-92
Highest Test score: 76 v New Zealand at Hamilton, 1998-99
Best Test bowling in an innings: 8-86 v Pakistan at Calcutta, 1998-99
Best Test bowling in a match: 13-132 v Pakistan at Calcutta, 1998-99
Sachin Ramesh TENDULKAR
Born: Bombay, 24-4-1973
Type: Right hand middle-order / opening batsman and right arm slow bowler
Teams: Mumbai (Bombay). Also appeared for Yorkshire in 1992
First-class debut: 1988-89 (for Bombay)
Test debut: v Pakistan at Karachi, 1989-90
Highest Test score: 217 v New Zealand at Ahmedabad, 1999-00
Best Test bowling: 3-10 v South Africa at Mumbai, 1999-00
Test captaincy record (1996-97 to 1999-00): P25, W4, L9, D12
Krishnarao Venkatesh Prasad
Born: Born: Bangalore, 5-8-1969
Type: Rght hand tailend batsman and right arm fast medium bowler
Team: Karnataka
First-class debut: 1999-91(for Karnataka)
Last Test:
Test debut: v Australia at Sydney, 1999-00
Highest Test score:30* v New Zealand at Hamilton, 1998-99
Best Test bowling: 6-33 v Pakistan at Madras, 1998-99
Sagi Lakshmi VENKATAPATHY RAJU
Born: Hyderabad, 9-7-1969
Type: Right hand tail-end batsman and left arm slow bowler
Team: Hyderabad
First-class debut: 1985-86
Last Test: v Australia at Bangalore, 1997-98
Test debut: v New Zealand at Christchurch, 1989-90
Highest Test score:31 v New Zealand at Christchurch, 1989-90 and Australia at Melbourne, 1991-92
Best Test bowling(in an innings):6-12 v Sri Lanka at Chandigarh, 1990-91
Best Test bowling (in a match): 11-125 v Sri Lanka at Ahmedabad, 1993-94
SARANDEEP SINGH
Born: Amritsar, 21-10-1979
Type: Right hand tail-end batsman and right arm off-break bowler
Team: Punjab
First-class debut: v Zimbabwe at Nagpur, 2000-01
Last Test: v Zimbabwe at Nagpur, 2000-01
Best Test bowling : 4-136 v Zimbabwe at Nagpur, 2000-01
Ashish NEHRA
Born: Delhi, 29-4-1979
Type: Right hand tail-end batsman and left arm fast medium pace bowler
Team:Delhi
First-class debut: 1997-98
Test debut: v Sri Lanka at Colombo (SSC), 1998-99
Last Test: v Sri Lanka at Colombo (SSC), 1998-99
Best Test bowling : 1-94 v Sri Lanka at Colombo (SSC), 1998-99
ZAHEER KHAN
Born: Srirampur, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, 7-10-1978
Type: Right hand lower-order batsman and left arm fast-medium bowler
Team: Baroda
First-class debut: 1999-00
Test debut: v Bangladesh at Dhaka, 2000-01
Highest Test score: 7* v Bangladesh at Dhaka, 2000-01
Best Test bowling: 2-49 v Bangladesh at Dhaka, 2000-01
Indian Coach: John Geoffrey WRIGHT
Country: New Zealand
Known as: John Wright
Nickname: Shake
Education: BSc in Biochemistry from University of Otago, Dunedin, New
Zealand
Family Links with cricket: Father GT Wright played for Canterbury, while
brother MJE Wright appeared for for Northern Districts.
Born: Darfield, Christchurch, Canterbury, 5-7-1954
Type: Left hand opening batsman and occasional right arm medium pace bowler
Coaching assingments: with Kent Cricket Club from 1997 to 2000. Coach of
Indian cricket team since November 2000.
Teams: Northern Districts (1975-76 to 1983-84), Canterbury (1984-85 to
1988-89) and Auckland (1989-90 to 1992-93). Also appeared for Derbyshire in
English county from 1977 to 1988.
First-class tenure: 1975-76 to 1992-93
Highest Fc score: 192 for Canterbury v Central Districts at New Plymouth,
1986-87
Best bowling: 1-4
First-class career:
M |
Inns |
No |
Runs |
Avg |
HS |
100 |
50 |
366 |
636 |
44 |
25073 |
42.35 |
192 |
59 |
126 |
Ct |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
Avge |
Best |
5w |
10w |
192 |
370 |
339 |
2 |
169.50 |
1-4 |
- |
- |
Test debut: v England at Wellington, 1977-78
Last Test: v Australia at Auckland, 1992-93
Highest Test score: 185 v India at Christchurch, 1989-90
Test captaincy record (1987-88 to 1990): P14, W3, L3, D8
Test career:
M |
Inns |
No |
Runs |
Avg |
HS |
100 |
50 |
82 |
148 |
7 |
5334 |
37.83 |
185 |
12 |
23 |
Ct |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
Avge |
Best |
5w |
10w |
38 |
30 |
5 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
LOI debut: v England at Scarbrough, 15-7-1978
Last LOI match: v Sri Lanka at Colombo (PSS), 12-12-1992
Highest LOI score: 101 v England at Napier, 16-3-1988
LOI captaincy record (19-3-1983 to 25-5-1990): P31, W16, L15
LOI career:
M |
Inns |
No |
Runs |
Avg |
HS |
100 |
50 |
149 |
148 |
1 |
3888 |
26.45 |
101 |
1 |
24 |
Ct |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
Avge |
Best |
5w |
R/o |
51 |
24 |
8 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.00 |
India - Test career batting and fielding |
Player |
M |
Inns |
No |
Runs |
HS |
Avg |
100 |
50 |
0 |
Ct |
St |
Agarkar, AB |
9 |
14 |
1 |
118 |
41* |
9.08 |
- |
- |
7 |
3 |
- |
Das, SS |
4 |
7 |
1 |
244 |
110 |
40.67 |
1 |
1 |
- |
7 |
- |
Dravid, RS |
41 |
71 |
7 |
3370 |
200* |
52.66 |
8 |
17 |
2 |
47 |
- |
Ganguly, SC |
39 |
66 |
6 |
2720 |
173 |
45.33 |
7 |
14 |
4 |
32 |
- |
Harbhajan Singh |
9 |
13 |
7 |
48 |
17* |
8.00 |
- |
- |
3 |
2 |
- |
Hirwani, ND |
20 |
35 |
3 |
866 |
167 |
27.06 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
23 |
- |
Laxman, VVS |
43 |
66 |
8 |
1436 |
152 |
24.76 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
96 |
8 |
Mongia, NR |
13 |
25 |
1 |
1009 |
143 |
42.04 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
9 |
- |
Ramesh, S |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1.00 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
Srinath, J |
50 |
71 |
18 |
808 |
76 |
15.25 |
- |
4 |
8 |
21 |
- |
Tendulkar, SR |
80 |
127 |
13 |
6557 |
217 |
57.52 |
24 |
26 |
7 |
56 |
- |
Zaheer Khan |
2 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
7* |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
Nehra, A |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Prasad, BKV |
29 |
41 |
16 |
161 |
30* |
6.44 |
- |
- |
9 |
6 |
- |
Raju, SLV |
27 |
33 |
10 |
236 |
31 |
10.26 |
- |
- |
3 |
6 |
- |
Sanghvi, RL |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1.00 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
Sharandeep Singh |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Note: HK Badani not appeared in Tests |
India - Test career Bowling |
Player |
M |
Balls |
Md |
Runs |
W |
Ave |
Best |
5 |
10 |
SR |
R/o |
Agarkar, AB |
9 |
1776 |
76 |
848 |
23 |
36.87 |
3/43 |
- |
- |
77.22 |
2.87 |
Das, SS |
4 |
18 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
- |
0/7 |
- |
- |
- |
2.33 |
Dravid, RS |
41 |
66 |
1 |
21 |
0 |
- |
0/0 |
- |
- |
- |
1.91 |
Ganguly, SC |
39 |
1317 |
39 |
721 |
20 |
36.05 |
3/28 |
- |
- |
65.85 |
3.29 |
Harbhajan Singh |
9 |
1894 |
66 |
942 |
25 |
37.68 |
4/121 |
- |
- |
75.76 |
2.98 |
Hirwani, ND |
17 |
4298 |
157 |
1987 |
66 |
30.11 |
8/61 |
4 |
1 |
65.12 |
2.77 |
Laxman, VVS |
20 |
150 |
4 |
68 |
0 |
- |
0/1 |
- |
- |
- |
2.72 |
Ramesh, S |
13 |
24 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
- |
0/5 |
- |
- |
- |
4.75 |
Srinath, J |
50 |
11584 |
436 |
5539 |
185 |
29.94 |
8/86 |
7 |
1 |
62.62 |
2.87 |
Tendulkar, SR |
79 |
1350 |
48 |
687 |
19 |
36.16 |
3/10 |
- |
- |
71.05 |
3.05 |
Zaheer Khan |
2 |
384 |
14 |
195 |
5 |
39.00 |
2/49 |
- |
- |
76.80 |
3.05 |
Nehra, A |
1 |
168 |
5 |
94 |
1 |
94.00 |
1/94 |
- |
- |
168.00 |
3.36 |
Prasad, BKV |
29 |
6261 |
246 |
2950 |
85 |
34.71 |
6/33 |
6 |
1 |
73.66 |
2.83 |
Raju, SLV |
27 |
7392 |
356 |
2741 |
92 |
29.79 |
6/12 |
5 |
1 |
80.35 |
2.22 |
Sanghvi, RL |
1 |
74 |
3 |
78 |
2 |
39.00 |
2/67 |
- |
- |
37.00 |
6.32 |
Sharandeep Singh |
1 |
426 |
17 |
206 |
6 |
34.33 |
4/136 |
- |
- |
71.00 |
2.90 |
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