Anirudha Srikkanth

In this Indian name, the name Srikkanth is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Anirudha.

Anirudha Srikkanth (born 14 April 1987)^[1] is an Indian former professional cricketer. He was born in Madras; his father is cricketer Kris Srikkanth. He has played for Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League.^[2]

Anirudha Srikkanth

Personal information
Born	(1987-04-14) 14 April 1987 (age 38) Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Batsman
Relations	Krishnamachari Srikkanth (father)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2004–2019	Tamil Nadu
2008–2013	Chennai Super Kings (squad no. 77)
2014	Sunrisers Hyderabad
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 23 66 71 Runs scored 1,031 2,063 1,257 Batting average 29.45 33.81 26.18 100s/50s 1/7 2/13 0/7 Top score 113 134 77 Balls bowled 78 19 – Wickets 3 0 – Bowling average 20.00 – – 5 wickets in innings 0 – – 10 wickets in match 0 – – Best bowling 1/6 – – Catches/stumpings 18/- 18/– 28/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 2 December 2020

An attacking opening batsman, much like his father, Anirudha made his first-class debut in the 2003–04 season as a 16-year-old. He was in and out of the Tamil Nadu Ranji Trophy squad in the following seasons but enjoyed greater success in the limited-overs format and topped the number of runs scored for India under-19s against the touring England under-19 side in 2004–05.^[3] His record in the Twenty20 format has been impressive, finishing the third-highest run-scorer in the inter-state Twenty20 in 2007.^[4]

He was married to a model, Arthi Venkatesh.

Indian Premier League

He had played for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) between 2008 and 2013 in the Indian Premier League.

In the 2010 semi-final against Deccan Chargers, he scored 24 runs from 15 deliveries, hitting two sixes and a four.

His most significant IPL stint came in the 2011 season, where he played 9 games. Given the opportunity to open the batting in the absence of incumbent Michael Hussey, Srikkanth started strongly with a vital 64(55) that helped CSK seal a tight two-run victory over the Kolkata Knight Riders in the season opener.^[5] However, he was unable to sustain this momentum, and would only go on to score a further 19 runs in the remainder of the season.^[6]

In the 2012 season he scored 18 from six balls in a low scoring match against Rajasthan Royals.^[7]

In the 2014 mega auction, Srikkanth was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad for ₹20 lakh.^[8] However, he only played a solitary game for the franchise, making 3 runs in 5 balls as the Sunrisers were undone by the eventual champions Kolkata Knight Riders.^[9] He was released prior to the 2015 auction, and would not make another appearance in the league.^[10]