The state of Karnataka has one of the richest histories of players playing for India. They have given India some of the truly great cricketers that have played the sport. Karnataka has had great players across decades going from the best batters to the best fast bowlers and the best spinners. The factory at Karnataka will not stop anytime soon. Some of the players that Karnataka has given are Syed Kirmani, Roger Binny, EA Prasanna, Manish Pandey.
Let’s look at the 5 Cricketers to play for India from Karnataka
Rahul Dravid
One of the greatest players to have ever come out of Karnataka. Rahul Dravid is a name that every true cricket fan will know and he will be revered forever. He is from Bengaluru. Rahul Dravid has played 164 Test Matches for India. He has made 13288 runs where he has hit 36 hundreds in Test Cricket. He has also played in 344 ODIs for India. Rahul Dravid has scored 10889 runs in ODI Cricket and he has hit 12 hundreds in ODI Cricket. Rahul Dravid has scored more than 24,000 international runs and 48 hundreds. He made Karnataka cricket proud.
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Anil Kumble
The best spinner that Indian cricket has ever seen. This man from Bengaluru has taken the most number of Wickets for India in both Test Cricket and ODIs. He has played 132 Test Matches for India where he has taken 619 Wickets. Anil Kumble has taken 35 Five Wicket Hauls and 8 times he has taken 10 Wickets in a Test Match. He has also played in 271 ODIs where he has taken 337 Wickets. Anil Kumble has taken more than 950 International Wickets. There will never be another bowler who could break the 619 Wickets record in Test Cricket for India.
Javagal Srinath
Javagal Srinath is from Mysore Karnataka. He is one of the best fast bowlers to play for India. He is currently one of the leading ICC Match Referees. Javagal Srinath played in 67 Test Matches where he took 236 wickets. He took 10 Five Wicket Hauls in Test Cricket. He also took 315 Wickets in the 229 ODIs that he played for India. He has 3 Five Wicket Hauls in ODI Cricket. He was not the only fast bowler from Karnataka as he had company in another. Karnataka had players who could be the best in the world.
Venkatesh Prasad
Venkatesh Prasad is the Second prominent fast bowler that played for India who is from Bengaluru Karnataka. He was the man who was fast and he was the perfect partner for Javagal Srinath. Venkatesh Prasad played 33 Test Matches in his career in which he took 96 wickets. He took 7 Five Wicket Hauls and 1 time he took 10 Wickets in a Test Match. He played 161 Matches for India and he took 196 Wickets. Venkatesh Prasad took more than 290 international wickets.
KL Rahul
This man from Bengaluru Karnataka is the current Karnataka star in the Indian team. He is an integral part of the Test and ODI teams. KL Rahul has till today played 65 Test Matches. He has made 3985 runs where he has hit 11 hundreds in Test Cricket. He has also played in 86 ODIs and 72 T20IS. He has made 3081 runs in ODI Cricket and 2265 runs in T20IS. KL Rahul has smashed 20 international hundreds so far. He has a few more years left and he can become one of the best all format players from Karnataka.
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