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{{short description|Indian cricketer}}
{{hatnote|For the [[Kannada]] actor, see [[Srinath]]}}
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{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Javagal Srinath
| image=
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|08|31|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Javagal]], [[Hassan district]], [[Karnataka]], India.
| height = 6 ft 2 in<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newsnationtv.com/sports/cricket/sachin-of-five-feet-five-inches-had-changed-srinath-trouser-of-six-feet-two-inches-148444.html |title=पांच फुट पांच इंच के सचिन ने बदल लिया था छह फुट दो इंच के श्रीनाथ का ट्राउजर [Five feet five inches Sachin changed the trousers of six feet two inches Srinath]|date=2 July 2020|access-date=9 December 2022 |work=[[News Nation]]}}</ref>
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm fast
| role = [[Bowler (cricket)|Bowler]]
| international = true
| country = India
| internationalspan = 1991–2003
| testdebutdate = 29 November
| testdebutyear = 1991
| testdebutagainst = Australia
| testcap = 193
| lasttestdate = 30 October
| lasttestyear = 2002
| lasttestagainst = West Indies
| odidebutdate = 18 October
| odidebutyear = 1991
| odidebutagainst = Pakistan
| odicap = 81
| lastodidate = 23 March
| lastodiyear = 2003
| lastodiagainst = Australia
| odishirt = 7
| columns = 4
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
| column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches1 = 67
| matches2 = 229
| matches3 = 147
| matches4 = 290
| runs1 = 1,009
| runs2 = 883
| runs3 = 2,276
| runs4 = 1,153
| bat avg1 = 14.21
| bat avg2 = 10.63
| bat avg3 = 14.49
| bat avg4 = 10.48
| 100s/50s1 = 0/4
| 100s/50s2 = 0/1
| 100s/50s3 = 0/7
| 100s/50s4 = 0/1
| top score1 = 76
| top score2 = 53
| top score3 = 76
| top score4 = 53
| deliveries1 = 15,104
| deliveries2 = 11,935
| deliveries3 = 28,618
| deliveries4 = 14,981
| wickets1 = 236
| wickets2 = 315
| wickets3 = 533
| wickets4 = 407
| bowl avg1 = 30.49
| bowl avg2 = 28.08
| bowl avg3 = 26.61
| bowl avg4 = 26.25
| fivefor1 = 10
| fivefor2 = 3
| fivefor3 = 23
| fivefor4 = 4
| tenfor1 = 1
| tenfor2 = 0
| tenfor3 = 3
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling1 = 8/86
| best bowling2 = 5/23
| best bowling3 = 9/76
| best bowling4 = 5/23
| catches/stumpings1 = 22/0
| catches/stumpings2 = 32/0
| catches/stumpings3 = 62/0
| catches/stumpings4 = 49/0
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/34105.html ESPNcricinfo
| date = 29 December
| year = 2022
}}

'''Javagal Srinath,''' ({{Audio|Javagal-Srinath.ogg|pronunciation}}, born 31 August 1969) is a former Indian [[cricket]]er and currently an [[Elite Panel of ICC Referees|ICC match referee]]. He is considered among India's finest fast bowlers, and was the first Indian fast bowler to take more than 300 wickets in [[One Day International]]s.<ref name="odiwicketpace">{{cite web|title=Cricket Records-India-ODI-Most Wickets |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?class=2;id=6;type=team |publisher=Cricinfo |access-date=5 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228043651/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?class=2%3Bid%3D6%3Btype%3Dteam |archive-date=28 February 2014 }}</ref> With India, Srinath was a member of the Indian team that was the joint-winners of the [[2002 ICC Champions Trophy]], a title they shared with Sri Lanka, and was a member of the team that were runners-up in the [[2003 Cricket World Cup]].

Srinath was a frontline [[fast bowling|fast bowler]] for the [[Indian cricket team]] until his retirement, and the second Indian pace bowler after [[Kapil Dev]] to take 200 [[Test cricket|Test match]] wickets. After Kapil Dev retired, Srinath led the Indian fast-bowling attack for over nine years. He remains India's second-highest ''One Day International'' wicket-taker with 315, second to Anil Kumble. In the four World Cup's he played in: 1992, 1996, 1999 and 2003, he took 44 wickets<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/1996/2311b.htm|title = Rediff on the NeT: Srinath strikes, India pull off sensational victory in first Test}}</ref> and is the joint highest wicket-taker for India in World Cups with [[Zaheer Khan]].<ref name="wcwickets1">{{cite web|title= Cricket Records – World Cup – Most Wickets|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=12;type=trophy|publisher=Cricinfo|access-date=5 May 2014}}</ref>

Srinath retired from international cricket after the 2003 Cricket World Cup in South Africa.

==Personal life==
Srinath was born in August 1969 at [[Javagal]] village, [[Arsikere]] taluk of [[Hassan district]] in [[Karnataka]]. He played cricket from an early age.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Giridhar|first1=S.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FIJoDwAAQBAJ&q=srinath+kannada&pg=PA167|title=From Mumbai to Durban: IndiaÕs Greatest Tests|last2=Raghunath|first2=V. J.|date=2016|publisher=Juggernaut Books|isbn=978-93-86228-07-9|language=en}}</ref> He attended [[Marimallappa High School]] and has a [[Bachelor of Engineering]] degree in [[instrumentation]] from [[JSS Science and Technology University|Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering]] (SJCE) in [[Mysore]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sjcealumni.org/page/distinguished-alumni.dz|title=Distinguished Alumni|publisher=Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering|website=sjcealumni.org}}</ref> He married his first wife, Jyothsna, in 1999. After their divorce, he married journalist Madhavi Patravali in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|date=July 10, 2020|title=5 famous Indian cricketers who married twice|url=https://crickettimes.com/2020/07/5-famous-indian-cricketers-who-married-twice/|author=Anirudh Singh
|access-date=2023-08-21|website=Cricket Times|language=en}}</ref>

==Domestic career==
Srinath caught the eye of former Indian Test batsman [[Gundappa Viswanath]], a selector for the state team, during a club match.{{Citation needed|date=June 2020}} He made his first-class debut for [[Karnataka cricket team|Karnataka]] against [[Hyderabad cricket team|Hyderabad]] in 1989–90, taking a [[Hat-trick (cricket)|hat-trick]] in the first innings in which he bowled and taking wickets from successive balls in the second. He finished the season with 25 wickets in six matches, and took another 20 the following season. His second season involved a display of [[reverse swing]] against [[Maharashtra cricket team|Maharashtra]] at [[Nehru Stadium, Pune|Nehru Stadium]] in [[Pune]], taking 7/93 to dismiss the home team for 311 in response to a Karnataka total of 638 on a good batting pitch.{{Citation needed|date=June 2020}}

Srinath took over 500 first-class wickets, incluiding 96 at an [[bowling average|average]] of 24.06 runs per wicket for Karnataka. He played in English [[county cricket]] for [[Gloucestershire County Cricket Club|Gloucestershire]] in 1995 and took 87 wickets that season, including 9/76 against [[Glamorgan County Cricket Club|Glamorgan]]. Srinath also played county cricket for [[Leicestershire County Cricket Club|Leicestershire]] and [[Durham County Cricket Club|Durham]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian County Chart|url=http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2003/jun/county.htm|work=rediff.com}}</ref>

==International career==
Srinath made his [[One Day International]] debut at Sharjah in 1991. He played 11 ODIs and two [[Test cricket|Test matches]] in his debut year, taking 14 ODI wickets at an average of 30.00. He was selected for the Indian team for its 1991–92 tour of Australia, making his test debut against [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] at [[Brisbane Cricket Ground|Brisbane]]. He took 3/59 as the third fast bowler during the match and finished the tour with ten wickets at 55.30. With an opportunity to take the new ball against [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]] in [[Cape Town]], he took an economical 4/33 in 27 overs and ended the tour with 12 wickets at 26.08. Because the wickets in India were conducive to spin, however, Srinath spent seven consecutive home Test matches watching from the sidelines as India fielded only two fast bowlers.

Following the retirement of Kapil Dev in late 1994, Srinath played his first home Test match, playing against the [[West Indies national cricket team|West Indies]]. He took five wickets and scored 60 in the second innings to be named Player of the Match. His increased opportunities coincided with an improvement in his batting, and he scored two half-centuries during the series.

Srinath was considered a very fast bowler in his early years. In the 1997–98 series against Australia, one of Srinath's deliveries was measured at {{convert|159.6|km/h}}<ref name="bowling speed">{{cite web|url=http://content-www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/111878.html|title= Javagal Srinath|work=One in a Billion|publisher=Cricinfo|access-date=10 February 2008}}</ref> and [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]] captain [[Alistair Campbell (cricketer)|Alistair Campbell]] considered him faster than [[Lance Klusener]] and [[Allan Donald]] at their peak. He and [[Grant Flower]] had also faced [[Waqar Younis]] and [[Wasim Akram]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63672.html|title=Zimbabwe-Pakistan results|access-date=19 July 2018}}</ref> His fastest recorded ball was {{convert|157|km/h}}. Srinath was India's only regular fast bowler for many years, and his workload is believed to have caused his injuries; he underwent surgery on his right shoulder in 1997.<ref>{{cite web|title=Srinath scheduled for shoulder surgery|url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/jun/09d.htm|work=rediff.com}}</ref>

==={{anchor|Injury concerns}}Injuries===
Srinath's rotator-cuff injury, diagnosed in March 1997, kept him away from cricket until November of that year and affected his speed. The injury was caused by overuse. At the time, he had 92 test wickets in 27 tests—46 in his first 18, and 46 in his last nine matches.<ref name="indiatoday.intoday.in">{{cite magazine|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/javagal-srinath-patiently-waits-to-play-again-as-he-slowly-recovers-from-his-shoulder-injury/1/277009.html|title=Javagal Srinath patiently waits to play again as he slowly recovers from his shoulder injury|access-date=20 July 2018|magazine=India Today|author=Rohit Brijnath|date=8 September 1997|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180720135814/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/sport/story/19970908-javagal-srinath-patiently-waits-to-play-again-as-he-slowly-recovers-from-his-shoulder-injury-832433-1997-09-08|archive-date=20 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> There were some doubts about whether he would be able to play again and when he announced his retirement in November 2003, Srinath said that he thought his career was over when he was recovering from the rotator-cuff injury.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1031112/asp/sports/story_2562723.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031119063303/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1031112/asp/sports/story_2562723.asp|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 November 2003|title=It's over and out for Srinath - Second innings as Team India's bowling consultant a possibility|access-date=20 July 2018|newspaper=The Telegraph}}</ref><ref name="indiatoday.intoday.in"/>

He returned from injury in 1998 and took 17 wickets in Test matches and 37 wickets in 19 ODIs at an average of 22.00—the best year of his career.

===Late career===
With a change of Indian captain in 2000, Srinath was given fewer overs than [[Anil Kumble]] in Test matches. He was primarily used in ODIs and Test matches played outside of India, taking 21 Test and 15 ODI wickets in 2000. He took nine wickets against Zimbabwe in Delhi, and received his last Test Player of the Match award that year.

Inactive for much of 2001 due to emerging bowlers such as [[Zaheer Khan]] and [[Ajit Agarkar]], he played eight Test matches and 15 ODIs. His Test career ended in 2002. Although Srinath wanted to retire from ODI, at the request of Indian captain [[Sourav Ganguly]] he agreed to play until the World Cup. He participated in India's tour of New Zealand in January a few weeks before the World Cup, taking 18 wickets in seven matches.

===Bowling===
Srinath was the second Indian bowler (after Kapil Dev) to take 200 wickets in Test cricket, with 236. Although some critics said that Srinath's average and strike rate suffered as a result of bowling to India's predominantly dry, spin-friendly wickets, his average at home was superior to his average abroad since he knew could [[swing bowling|reverse-swing]] the ball.<ref name="India today">{{cite book|title=India today|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7jRWAAAAYAAJ|access-date=31 May 2012|year=2009|publisher=Thomson Living Media India Ltd.}}</ref>

=={{anchor|After Retirement}}Retirement==
Srinath toured England with the [[Lashings World XI]] team in summer 2005, and was a commentator for the India-England test series in 2006.{{Citation needed|date=June 2020}} In an interview, 1992 World Cup-winning Pakistan captain [[Imran Khan]] said that after watching Srinath bowl {{convert|150|km/h}} on Indian pitches he considered him the most underrated bowler in the world.{{Citation needed|date=June 2020}} [[Courtney Walsh]] recommended Srinath for county cricket when he was injured. Srinath is a familiar face to cricket viewers around the world as a commentator and [[International Cricket Council|ICC]] match referee.{{Citation needed|date=June 2020}} In 2010, he and former teammate Anil Kumble contested the [[Karnataka State Cricket Association]] elections. They won and Srinath, as secretary of the association, promotes young cricketers in Karnataka.{{Citation needed|date=June 2020}}

=={{anchor|Match Referee}}Referee==
In April 2006, Srinath was selected as a [[match referee]] by the [[International Cricket Council]] and served during the [[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007 World Cup]].<ref name="India today"/> He has refereed in 35 test matches, 194 ODIs and 60 [[Twenty20 International|T20Is]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Javagal Srinath|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/34105.html|publisher=ESPNCricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Berry |first1=Scyld |title=Ashes captains face fortnight of destiny for their place in history - ICC match referee Javagal Srinath will oversee the two blazered captains |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2019/09/03/ashes-captains-face-fortnight-destiny-place-history/ |agency=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=September 3, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Long |first1=Jon |title=Javagal Srinath joins Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Referees |url=https://www.espn.com/cricket/story/_/id/23009632/javagal-srinath-joins-emirates-elite-panel-icc-referees |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=April 25, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/about/cricket/match-officials/referees |website=[[International Cricket Council]]}}</ref>

==Honours==
* [[Arjuna Award]] – 1999

==See also==
* [[Elite Panel of ICC Referees]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{cricinfo|id=34105}}

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