Former India captain Krishnamachari Srikkanth turned 62 on 21 December. Srikanth was one of the most flamboyant openers to attack the opposition and was one of the main architects of India’s victorious 1983 World Cup winning campaign.
He was also the chairman of selectors and picked the team that won the World Cup in 2011. He played 43 Tests and 146 One Day Internationals for India.
In 1969, Srikkanth was selected for India’s Under-19 side which had taken over Pakistan and after a stellar performance, he was selected for Young India for the tour of Zimbabwe in 1984, where he played against Ravi Shastri. , played with Navjot Singh Sidhu, Lalchand Rajput, Mohd. Many big guns including Azharuddin, Raju Kulkarni, Laxman Sivaramakrishnan.
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Perhaps the most striking fact about the right-handed batsman was that he changed his name from Srikanth to Srikanth for numerical reasons. In fact, he started his own website where he sold tutorials for Rs 990 because he believed the number 9 was lucky for him.
He was the captain of the Indian side when he toured Pakistan in 1989. It was during this series that Sachin Tendulkar made his international debut. He captained India in both Tests and ODIs.
After his retirement, he launched his own website which he called Career Stroke in 2010, and it is here that he lectured on corporate affairs and gave a lot of inspiration to the youth.
As far as his qualifications are concerned, Srikanth is an Electrical Engineer by qualification and completed his studies at the College of Engineering in Guindy.
He had worked as a coach with the India ‘A’ team and currently, he is involved as a broadcaster and commentator with several sports and news channels.
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