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{{Short description|Indian Cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2013}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = E. A. S. Prasanna
| image = File:E A S Prasanna.jpg
| caption = Erapalli Anantharao Srinivas Prasanna
| full_name = Erapalli Anantharao Srinivas Prasanna
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1940|05|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Bangalore]], [[Kingdom of Mysore]], [[British India]]
| height = 161 cm
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[off-break]]
| role = [[Bowling (cricket)|Bowler]]
| columns = 3
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
| matches1 = 49
| runs1 = 735
| bat avg1 = 11.48
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 37
| deliveries1 = 14,353
| wickets1 = 189
| bowl avg1 = 30.38
| fivefor1 = 10
| tenfor1 = 2
| best bowling1 = 8/76
| catches/stumpings1= 18/–
| column2 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches2 = 235
| runs2 = 2,476
| bat avg2 = 11.90
| 100s/50s2 = 0/2
| top score2 = 81
| deliveries2 = 54,823
| wickets2 = 957
| bowl avg2 = 23.45
| fivefor2 = 56
| tenfor2 = 9
| best bowling2 = 8/50
| catches/stumpings2= 127/–
| column3 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches3 = 9
| runs3 = 33
| bat avg3 = 16.5
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0
| top score3 = 22
| deliveries3 = 586
| wickets3 = 17
| bowl avg3 = 18.7
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 3/29
| catches/stumpings3= 3/–
| international = true
| country = India
| testcap = 105
| testdebutagainst = England
| testdebutdate = 10 January
| testdebutyear = 1962
| lasttestdate = 27 October
| lasttestagainst = Pakistan
| lasttestyear = 1978
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/32357.html ESPNcricinfo
| date = 9 November
| year = 2014
}}

'''Erapalli Anantharao Srinivas Prasanna''' {{audio|E._A._S._Prasanna.ogg|pronunciation}} (born 22 May 1940) is a former Indian [[cricket]] player. He was a [[spin bowling|spin bowler]], specialising in [[off spin]] and a member of the [[Indian spin quartet]]. He is an alumnus of the [[National Institute of Engineering]], [[Mysore]]. He received the [[C. K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award]] in 2004, the highest honour bestowed by [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]] on a former player.<ref name=":5">{{Cite news |date=18 December 2013 |title=C.K. Nayudu award for Kapil Dev |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/ck-nayudu-award-for-kapil-dev/article5474173.ece |access-date=25 April 2023 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==Career==
Prasanna played his debut [[Test cricket]] match at [[Madras]] against [[England cricket team|England]] in 1961. His first overseas tour to the [[West Indies]] was a tough one and he did not play another Test for five years. He left the sport for a period to finish his engineering degree, returning in 1967. He gained a regular place in the side following his excellent performances in [[England]] in 1967.

He retired in 1978, after a tour of [[Pakistan]] which also signaled the decline of [[Bishen Singh Bedi]] and [[Bhagwat Chandrasekhar]]. He twice led [[Karnataka cricket team|Karnataka]] to the [[Ranji Trophy]], the first time ending [[Mumbai cricket team|Bombay]]'s 15-year reign. Prasanna was highly successful not only on Indian turning wickets, but on foreign pitches too. He achieved the record of fastest 100 wickets in Tests for an Indian Bowler (in 20 Tests) at his time. His record was broken by [[Ravichandran Ashwin]] .

Widely respected and feared in domestic cricket as well, he enjoyed bowling to batsmen that were willing to try to hit him. He had a neat, brisk, high action and marvellous control of line, length, and flight. He spun the ball in a classic high loop towards the batsman, increasing his chances of beating his adversary in the air. As a result, he made the ball bounce higher than expected. A bowler with an attacking mindset, he was also patient, and would bait a batsman for over after over, attempting to induce a mistake.

He has written an autobiography, ''One More Over''.

==Awards and achievements==
* 1970 – [[Padma Shri]] Award<ref>{{cite web|title=Padma Awards Directory |url=http://www.mha.nic.in/pdfs/PadmaAwards1954-2007.pdf |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs |access-date=26 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410024701/http://www.mha.nic.in/pdfs/PadmaAwards1954-2007.pdf |archive-date=10 April 2009 }}</ref>
* 2004 – [[C. K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award]]
* 2006 – [[Castrol Awards for Cricketing Excellence|Castrol Lifetime Achievement award]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iloveindia.com/sports/cricket/cricketers/prasanna.html|title=E Prasanna Profile|access-date=24 May 2012|archive-date=12 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212151659/http://www.iloveindia.com/sports/cricket/cricketers/prasanna.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 2012 – Award from [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] for playing more than 50 Test matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iloveindia.com/sports/cricket/cricketers/prasanna.html|title=E Prasanna: A mystery spinner|access-date=24 May 2012|archive-date=12 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212151659/http://www.iloveindia.com/sports/cricket/cricketers/prasanna.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportstaronnet.com/tss2538/25380590.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021204114616/http://www.sportstaronnet.com/tss2538/25380590.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 December 2002|title=Making the ball talk}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2000/04/30/stories/0730028a.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411021223/http://www.hindu.com/2000/04/30/stories/0730028a.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 April 2013|title=Master of flight and turn|location=Chennai, India|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=30 April 2000}}</ref>
* 3rd Cross Road in Dommaluru, Bengaluru has been respectfully named as EAS Prasanna Road[[File:EAS Prasanna Cross, ESI Hospital Road, Dommaluru Ward, Bengaluru.jpg|thumb|EAS Prasanna Cross, ESI Hospital Road, Dommaluru Ward, Bengaluru|236x236px]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{cricinfo |id=32357 |name=Erapalli Prasanna }}

{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Sports}}

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