Venkatapathy Raju
On scorecards: SLV Raju
In-game rating: 82/99
BOWLING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Venkatapathy Raju played 28 Tests for India in CricArcade's archive, from 1990 to 2001. The first came against New Zealand at Lancaster Park, with scores of 31 and 21, and 3 wickets, and the last against Australia at Eden Gardens in 2001.
The best bowling is 6 for 12 against Sri Lanka at Sector 16 Stadium in 1990. In all: 5 five-wicket hauls, 1 ten-wicket match. With the ball: 71 wickets at 24.0 at home and 22 wickets at 52.4 away.
The most wickets came against Sri Lanka: 26 wickets at 14.8 in 5 Tests. M Chinnaswamy Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 3 Tests and 6 wickets at 49.2. India won 12 of the Tests Venkatapathy Raju played and lost 8, with 8 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 28 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 83 | New Zealand | Lancaster Park | 1990 | Lost |
| 31 | 90 | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1991 | Lost |
| 21 | 58 | New Zealand | Lancaster Park | 1990 | Lost |
| 19* | 45 | Australia | Adelaide Oval | 1992 | Lost |
| 18 | 74 | South Africa | Newlands | 1993 | Drawn |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/12 | 17.5 | Sri Lanka | Sector 16 Stadium | 1990 | Won |
| 6/87 | 32.3 | Sri Lanka | Narendra Modi Stadium | 1994 | Won |
| 5/38 | 23.5 | Sri Lanka | Narendra Modi Stadium | 1994 | Won |
| 5/60 | 21 | West Indies | Wankhede Stadium | 1994 | Won |
| 5/127 | 50 | West Indies | Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground | 1994 | Drawn |
Best in a match: 11/125 against Sri Lanka (1994).
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 8 | 93 | 9.30 | 0/0 | 17 | 50.35 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 57 | 14.25 | 0/0 | 9 | 30.00 |
| Sri Lanka | 5 | 21 | 10.50 | 0/0 | 26 | 14.85 |
| England | 4 | 2 | 1.00 | 0/0 | 17 | 32.00 |
| West Indies | 3 | 40 | 10.00 | 0/0 | 20 | 23.15 |
| South Africa | 2 | 20 | 20.00 | 0/0 | 4 | 60.50 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 16 | 72 | 6.55 | 0/0 | 71 | 24.00 |
| Away | 12 | 168 | 12.92 | 0/0 | 22 | 52.41 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27 | 236 | 10.26 | 0/0 | 92 | 29.79 |
| 2000s | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 116.00 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Chinnaswamy Stadium | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0/0 | 6 | 49.17 |
| Eden Gardens | 3 | 5 | 2.50 | 0/0 | 7 | 42.43 |
| MA Chidambaram Stadium | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0/0 | 12 | 22.00 |
| Wankhede Stadium | 2 | 7 | 7.00 | 0/0 | 12 | 26.25 |
| Lancaster Park | 1 | 52 | 26.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 28.67 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 32 | 16.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 69.00 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v New Zealand, 1990 at Lancaster Park
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 2001 at Eden Gardens
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