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Full name Sridharan Sharath
Born October 31, 1972, Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu
Current age 35 years 312 days
Major teams Tamil Nadu
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
100
50
Ct
St
First-class
139
203
33
8700
224
51.17
27
42
47
0
List A
116
102
26
3366
113
44.28
4
20
23
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
First-class
139
150
83
2
1/8
41.50
3.32
75.0
0
0
List A
116
364
282
10
3/48
3/48
28.20
4.64
36.4
0
0
0
Career statistics
First-class debut
1992/93
Last First-class
Assam v Tripura at Guwahati, Dec 9-12, 2007 scorecard
List A debut
1993/94
Last List A
Assam v Jharkhand at Guwahati, Mar 3, 2008 scorecard
Profile
Despite being one of the most consistent performers on the domestic circuit, Sridharan Sharath couldn't step up to the international stage. He was unlucky that his prime coincided with a period when India's middle order - with the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman - was packed with immense talent. Sharath didn't possess an immaculate technique, was disproportionately built - with clumps jutting out at the waist - and made batting look like hard work. In many ways he was Indian domestic cricket's Arjuna Ranatunga - the man for a crisis, the cool head under pressure, the hardworking artisan in a side packed with artists. For 15 seasons since 1992, he had amassed 8390 runs at an average close to 52. He became the only Tamil Nadu player to play 100 Ranji Trophy games and celebrated the moment with a century against Saurashtra in December 2006. He announced his retirement a month later, but reversed his decision ahead of the next domestic season, accepting an offer to represent Assam.
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (October 2007)
