Anirudha Srikkanth (born 14 April 1987) is an Indian former professional cricketer. He was born in Madras; his father is cricketer
Kris Srikkanth
Krishnamachari Srikkanth (born 21 December 1959), also known as Cheeka, is a former captain of the Indian cricket team and former chairman of the selection committee. He played a crucial part in India's team batting line up as opener espec ...
. He has played for
Chennai Super Kings and
Sunrisers Hyderabad in the
Indian Premier League.
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
The Ranji Trophy (also known as Mastercard Ranji Trophy for sponsorship reasons) is a domestic first-class cricket championship played in India between multiple teams representing regional and state cricket associations. Board of Control for Cr ...
squad in the following seasons but has 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. His record in the Twenty20 format has been impressive, finishing the fourth-highest run-scorer in the inter-state Twenty20 in 2007.
He was married to a model,
Arthi Venkatesh.
Indian Premier League
He had played for Chennai Super Kings 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. In the 2012 season he scored 18 from six balls in a low scoring match against
Rajasthan Royals.
In 2014 he was bought by
Sunrisers Hyderabad.
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Indian cricketers
Tamil Nadu cricketers
1987 births
Living people
Cricketers from Chennai
Sunrisers Hyderabad cricketers
Chennai Super Kings cricketers
South Zone cricketers
India Green cricketers
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