![]() He promptly announced his retirement following the tournament. Srinath continued his good form in the 2003 World cup until the final against Australia where he lost his nerve and ended up conceding 87 runs from his 10 overs. The record was finally broken recently by Amit Mishra, who grabbed 18 wickets in 5 matches against Zimbabwe. In seven matches, Srinath took 18 wickets, a record for the highest number of wickets by an Indian bowler in a bilateral series. Srinath relented and repaid the faith shown in him with a stupendous show in the ODI leg of the New Zealand that preceded the gala event. ![]() Srinath announced his retirement from all forms of cricket after the home series against West Indies in 2002 but was persuaded by the then captain, Sourav Ganguly, to play in ODIs at least until the World Cup in 2003. His batting was vastly underrated though he impressed on a few occasions when he was promoted up the order as a pinch hitter. Despite the emergence of young blood, Srinath continued to remain the lynchpin of the Indian pace bowling attack. Injury continued to hinder Srinath’s progress and ruled him out of the 1997 tour of the Caribbean. ![]() It included 8/86 in the second innings, his best ever performance in an innings. Srinath led the attack from the front and ended up with a match haul of 13/13, the only ten-wicket haul of his career. The Asian Test Championship match against Pakistan, in 1999, at the Eden Gardens was a historic occasion. Srinath enjoyed a terrific return series as well, picking up 18 wickets from just three Tests at 28.72. He ended up with impressive figures of 6/21. ![]() His finest moment was during the Ahmedabad Test in 1996 when he single-handedly demolished the South African batting line-up on a dust bowl. On the dust bowls of India, Srinath realized that he could no longer be reliant only on his pace and this led him to develop variations in his bowling. In fact he played his first home Test against West Indies in late 1994, after the retirement of Kapil Dev. With Kapil Dev and Manoj Prabhakar well settled, Srinath was often relegated to becoming the 3rd pacer in the Indian bowling attack and that led him to miss out on many a home Tests. Debuting at the Gabba during the 1991-92 tour down under, Srinath impressed one and all with his ability to generate extreme pace coupled with steep bounce from any surface. One of the fastest bowlers to have represented India at the international level, Srinath could have achieved a lot more if not for having to watch from the sidelines during his initial years and having to combat several injuries right through his playing days. ![]()
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