Venkatesh Prasad (ⓘ; born 5 August 1969),[1] is an Indian Cricket Kannada Commentator, coach and former professional cricketer who played Tests and One Day Internationals. He made his debut in 1994. Primarily a right-arm medium-fast bowler, Prasad was noted for his bowling combination with Javagal Srinath. He was a part of the squad which finished as runners-up at the 2000 ICC Champions Trophy.
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| Full name | Venkatesh Prasad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 August 1969 Bengaluru, Mysuru State (present–day Karnataka), India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 204) | 7 June 1996 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 29 August 2001 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 89) | 2 April 1994 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 17 October 2001 v Kenya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1991–2005 | Karnataka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He is the bowling coach for Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League, having formerly performed the same role for the Indian cricket team from 2007 to 2009.
He currently serves as General Manager for Canara Bank.[2]
Early life and education
editHe has a post graduate certificate from University of London.[citation needed] Bachelor of Engineering from MSRIT.[citation needed]
International career
editPrasad took 96 wickets from 33 Tests at an average of 35, and 196 wickets from 161 ODIs at an average of 32.30. Prasad was more effective on wickets that helped seam bowling even though his best Test bowling figures of 6 for 33, achieved against Pakistan in the 1999 Test series in India, came on a docile pitch in Chennai; these figures included a spell of bowling in which he took 5 wickets for 0 runs. Notably, he once took 10 wickets in a Test match in Durban, South Africa, in December 1996. It remains his only ten-wicket haul in Test cricket. Prasad also took five-wicket hauls in England, in 1996, in Sri Lanka, in 2001, and in the West Indies, in 1997. In the 1996/97 season, he took 55 wickets in 15 Tests and 48 wickets in 30 ODIs. For the period, he was named the CEAT International Cricketer of the Year.[3] He received the Arjuna Award in 2000.[4]
Prasad played his final Test match in Sri Lanka in 2001. One of his finest moments came in 1996 Cricket World Cup when after being hit for a boundary and openly sledged by Pakistan batsman Aamir Sohail, Prasad, on the very next ball, clean bowled Sohail, which was a key turning point of the match, which helped India win the game. Prasad was known for his slow leg cutters and was one of its first proponents in world cricket.[5]
Injury and late career
editPrasad struggled with injuries and dipping form towards the end of his career. He was dropped from the Indian team after the 2001 test series in Sri Lanka. Prasad tried unsuccessfully to make a comeback after that before retiring from all forms of cricket in May 2005, having secured two Ranji Trophy championships with Karnataka.[clarification needed] He was made coach of the India Under-19 Cricket team in January. He was the coach of the U-19 team that finished runners-up in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup.[citation needed]
Coaching career
editAfter the disappointing performance of the Indian Team in World Cup 2007, Prasad was appointed as the bowling coach of the team for the Bangladesh Tour in May. It was his return to the Indian team after a span of 3 years. On 15 October 2009, Venkatesh Prasad was sacked by the BCCI, which did not give any reasons for the unceremonious dumping.[6]
Prasad was the coach of Royal Challengers Bangalore during their inaugural season in 2008.[7] He worked as bowling coach for Kings XI Punjab in 2018.[8]
Personal life
editHis mother tongue is Kannada.[9] Prasad is married to Jayanthi.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Cricinfo – Players and Officials – Venkatesh Prasad". Retrieved 29 August 2008.
- ^ "Canara Bank - Press Release" (PDF). Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ "International Award for Prasad". The Indian Express. 15 June 1997. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ "Venkatesh Prasad Profile". NDTV. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ "Times of India Cricket – Veterans relive Indo-Pak battles". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 February 2007.
- ^ "BCCI sacks Venkatesh Prasad and Robin Singh". Retrieved 15 October 2009.
- ^ Gollapudi, Nagraj (9 May 2008). "Prasad calls for 'patience and trust' in team". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ Gupta, Gaurav (5 November 2018). "Venkatesh Prasad quits Kings XI Punjab". Times of India. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ Giridhar, S.; Raghunath, V. J. (2016). From Mumbai to Durban: India's Greatest Tests. Juggernaut Books. ISBN 978-93-86228-07-9.
- ^ Staff (23 January 2008). "Love Stories of Famous Indian Bowlers". boldsky.com. Retrieved 4 February 2021.