Venkatesh Prasad
On scorecards: BKV Prasad
In-game rating: 79/99
BOWLING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Venkatesh Prasad played 33 Tests for India in CricArcade's archive, from 1996 to 2001. The first came against England at Edgbaston, with scores of 0 and 0, and 6 wickets, and the last against Sri Lanka at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in 2001.
The most productive decade was the 1990s: 84 wickets at 34.1 in 28 Tests. The best bowling is 6 for 33 against Pakistan at MA Chidambaram Stadium in 1999. In all: 7 five-wicket hauls, 1 ten-wicket match.
With the ball: 27 wickets at 31.3 at home and 69 wickets at 36.5 away. The most wickets came against South Africa: 25 wickets at 27.4 in 6 Tests. Sinhalese Sports Club Ground was the most frequent ground, with 3 Tests and 6 wickets at 61.8. India won 6 of the Tests Venkatesh Prasad played and lost 13, with 14 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 33 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30* | 57 | New Zealand | Seddon Park | 1999 | Drawn |
| 20 | 67 | Sri Lanka | Galle International Stadium | 2001 | Lost |
| 15 | 16 | South Africa | Newlands | 1997 | Lost |
| 15 | 57 | New Zealand | Basin Reserve | 1998 | Lost |
| 13 | 32 | England | Trent Bridge | 1996 | Drawn |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/33 | 10.2 | Pakistan | MA Chidambaram Stadium | 1999 | Lost |
| 6/104 | 35 | South Africa | Eden Gardens | 1996 | Lost |
| 5/60 | 19 | South Africa | Kingsmead | 1996 | Lost |
| 5/72 | 21 | Sri Lanka | Asgiriya Stadium | 2001 | Won |
| 5/76 | 33.3 | England | Lord's | 1996 | Drawn |
Best in a match: 10/153 against South Africa (1996).
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 7 | 49 | 12.25 | 0/0 | 15 | 47.93 |
| South Africa | 6 | 37 | 5.29 | 0/0 | 25 | 27.36 |
| Australia | 5 | 32 | 8.00 | 0/0 | 11 | 46.36 |
| West Indies | 5 | 10 | 3.33 | 0/0 | 11 | 42.27 |
| New Zealand | 4 | 45 | 15.00 | 0/0 | 8 | 49.63 |
| England | 3 | 17 | 8.50 | 0/0 | 15 | 25.00 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 13 | 3.25 | 0/0 | 11 | 19.09 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 11 | 40 | 4.00 | 0/0 | 27 | 31.26 |
| Away | 22 | 163 | 9.59 | 0/0 | 69 | 36.46 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28 | 157 | 6.54 | 0/0 | 84 | 34.10 |
| 2000s | 5 | 46 | 15.33 | 0/0 | 12 | 41.33 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 3 | 25 | 25.00 | 0/0 | 6 | 61.83 |
| Eden Gardens | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0/0 | 9 | 39.67 |
| Arun Jaitley Stadium | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0/0 | 6 | 14.50 |
| Narendra Modi Stadium | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0/0 | 2 | 65.00 |
| Seddon Park | 1 | 30 | – | 0/0 | 3 | 45.33 |
| Galle International Stadium | 1 | 20 | 10.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 83.00 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v England, 1996 at Edgbaston
- Latest in the archive: v Sri Lanka, 2001 at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
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