Venkatapathy Raju
83India · SPIN · 1990 to 1996 · on scorecards: SLV Raju
BATTING
- Matches
- 53
- Innings
- 16
- Runs
- 32
- Average
- 4
- Strike rate
- 47.76
- High score
- 8
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 0
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 63
- Average
- 31.96
- Economy
- 4.36
- Strike rate
- 43.9
- Best figures
- 4/46
- 4w / 5w
- 2 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 8 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 3
CAREER IN BRIEF
Venkatapathy Raju played 53 ODIs for India in CricArcade's archive, from 1990 to 1996. The first came against New Zealand at Carisbrook, with a score of 4, and the last against England at Old Trafford in 1996.
The best bowling is 4 for 46 against West Indies at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in 1994. With the ball: 33 wickets at 25.1 at home and 13 wickets at 32.4 away. The most wickets came against South Africa: 14 wickets at 33.5 in 10 ODIs.
Sharjah Cricket Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 10 ODIs and 10 wickets at 46.8. India won 25 of the ODIs Venkatapathy Raju played and lost 27.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 53 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 8 | West Indies | Brisbane Cricket Ground | 1992 | Lost |
| 6* | 12 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1992 | Lost |
| 4 | 9 | New Zealand | Carisbrook | 1990 | Lost |
| 3* | 7 | Australia | Adelaide Oval | 1991 | Lost |
| 3* | 4 | South Africa | Kingsmead | 1992 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/46 | 9 | West Indies | Sawai Mansingh Stadium | 1994 | Won |
| 4/58 | 10 | West Indies | Eden Gardens | 1994 | Won |
| 3/19 | 8 | Sri Lanka | Gandhi Stadium | 1994 | Lost |
| 3/26 | 10 | Sri Lanka | The Padang | 1996 | Won |
| 3/30 | 10 | Zimbabwe | Green Park | 1996 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 10 | 3 | – | 0/0 | 14 | 33.50 |
| West Indies | 10 | 9 | 4.50 | 0/0 | 12 | 30.08 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 2 | 2.00 | 0/0 | 6 | 54.50 |
| Australia | 6 | 12 | 12.00 | 0/0 | 9 | 25.89 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 4 | 2.00 | 0/0 | 5 | 35.80 |
| Sri Lanka | 5 | 1 | 0.50 | 0/0 | 6 | 20.17 |
| England | 4 | 1 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 159.00 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 5 | 14.60 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 13.50 |
| Kenya | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 17.00 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 31.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 23 | 5 | 5.00 | 0/0 | 33 | 25.12 |
| Away | 11 | 16 | 5.33 | 0/0 | 13 | 32.38 |
| Neutral | 19 | 11 | 2.75 | 0/0 | 17 | 44.94 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 10 | 2 | 2.00 | 0/0 | 10 | 46.80 |
| Eden Gardens | 4 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 5 | 26.00 |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 3 | 6 | – | 0/0 | 4 | 29.75 |
| Barabati Stadium | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 35.67 |
| Brisbane Cricket Ground | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 35.00 |
| Carisbrook | 2 | 4 | 4.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 38.00 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v New Zealand, 1990 at Carisbrook
- Latest in the archive: v England, 1996 at Old Trafford
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 9 July 1969
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Slow left-arm orthodox
- Balls faced (career)
- 67
- Ducks
- 4
- Four-wicket hauls
- 2
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