Anirudha Srikkanth is a Chennaiite Indian cricketer, who has played for Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League. Currently, he leads the team of Karaikudi Kaalai in the Tamil Nadu Premier League.
Early Life of Anirudha Srikkanth
Born on 14th April, 1987 in Chennai, Anirudha Srikkanth is the son of former Indian cricketer and national selector Krishnamachari Srikkanth. Like his father, Anirudha was an attacking opening batsman, who made his first class debut in the 2003-04 seasons as a 16 year old. In the following seasons, he was in and out of the Tamil Nadu Ranji squad and once even topped the run charts for India Under-19s against the touring England U-19s in 2004-05.
Career of Anirudha Srikkanth
Anirudha was given an Indian Premier League (IPL) contract by Chennai Super Kings in 2008 and he remained with them until 2013, though managing to play a very few games. He was then bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad at the 2014 IPL auctions but he got only game to play that season. Listed below is a detailed analysis of Anirudha Srikkanth"s cricket statistics:
| Competition | 20 20 | First Class |
| Matches | 46 | 23 |
| Runs scored | 894 | 1031 |
| Batting average | 26.29 | 29.45 |
| 100s/50s | -/5 | 1/7 |
| Top score | 77 | 113 |
| Balls bowled | 78 | |
| Wickets | 3 | |
| Bowling average | 20 | |
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | |
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | |
| Best bowling | 1/6 |