Venkatesh Prasad

Infobox Cricketer


nationality = Indian
country = India
country abbrev = IND
name = Venkatesh Prasad
picture = Venkatesh Prasad.jpg
batting style = Right-hand bat
bowling style = Right-arm medium-fast
balls = true
tests = 33
test runs = 203
test bat avg = 7.51
test 100s/50s = -/-
test top score = 30*
test overs = 7041
test wickets = 96
test bowl avg = 35.00
test 5s = 7
test 10s = 1
test best bowling = 6/33
test catches/stumpings = 6/-
ODIs = 161
ODI runs = 221
ODI bat avg = 6.90
ODI 100s/50s = -/-
ODI top score = 19
ODI overs = 8129
ODI wickets = 196
ODI bowl avg = 32.30
ODI 5s = 1
ODI 10s = -
ODI best bowling = 5/27
ODI catches/stumpings = 37/-
date = 4 February
year = 2006
source = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/32345.html

Bapu Krishnarao Venkatesh Prasad( _kn. ಬಾಪು ಕೃಷ್ಣರಾವ್‌ ವೆಂಕಟೇಶ್‌ ಪ್ರಸಾದ್‌) audio|Venkatesh_Prasad.ogg|pronunciation (born 5 August 1969 in Bangalore, Karnataka) [cite web | title=Cricinfo - Players and Officials - Venkatesh Prasad | url=http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/india/content/player/32345.html | accessdate=2008-08-29] is an Indian cricketer, now retired. He made his debut for the Indian national team in 1996. Prasad, opened the Indian bowling with his Karnataka team-mate, Javagal Srinath.

Prasad took 96 wickets from 33 Tests at an average of 35, and 196 wickets from 161 ODIs at an average of 32.3. 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. 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 lampooned by Pakistan batsman Aamir Sohail, Prasad clean bowled Sohail the very next ball, (which many consider the turning point of the match). [cite web | title=Times Of India Cricket - Veterans relive Indo-Pak battles | url=http://cricket.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/News/News/Veterans_relive_Indo-Pak_battles/articleshow/1696030.cms | accessdate=2007-02-27] Prasad struggled with injuries and dipping form towards the end of his career. He was dropped from the Indian team after 2001 test series in Sri Lanka. Prasad tried unsuccessfully to make a come back after that before retiring from all cricket in May 2005, having secured two Ranji Trophy championships with Karnataka. 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. He is currently the bowling coach of the Indian National cricket team.

After 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.

Currently, he is also the coach of the Royal Challengers Bangalore team in the IPL.

Achievements

Awards

* 1996/97: Ceat International Cricketer of the Year. [cite web | title=Venkatesh Prasad - Ceat International Cricketer of the Year | url=http://www.ceatcricketrating.com/aboutus/winners.htm | accessdate=2008-09-01]

* 2000: Arjuna Award.Fact|date=September 2008

=ODI Matches=

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