Personal Information

Full NameBapu Krishnarao Venkatesh Prasad
BornAugust 5, 1969 Bangalore, Karnataka
Age54 Years, 7 Months, 24 Days
National SideIndia
Batting StyleRight Handed
BowlingRight-arm medium fast
SportCricket

Ranking

TestODIT20
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Man of the Match

TestODIT20World CupCL
02-1-

Career Information

Teams PlayedIndia, India A, Indian Board Presidents XI, Indian Inv XI, India Seniors, Plate Group B, Rest of India, South Zone, Wills XI, Karnataka
Career Span

Bapu Krishnarao Venkatesh Prasad Overall Stats

Batting & Fielding Performance

MIN/ORHS100s50s4s6sAVGS/RCTSTDucksR/O
Test
33472020330* v NZ001107.5128.8760
ODI
161633122119 v PAK00756.9060.21370
World Cup
145242* v ENG00001.3326.6620

Bowling Performance

IOMRWBest3s5sAVGE/RS/RMtc
Test
581173.32753360966/33 v PAK5735.002.8673.34
ODI
1601354.57963321965/27 v PAK16132.304.6741.47
World Cup
14129.55578175/27 v PAK1134.004.4545.82

Bapu Krishnarao Venkatesh Prasad Profile

Venkatesh Prasad or 'Venky' as he was fondly known was a fast-medium bowler who played for India from 1994 to 2001. Prasad was noted for his ability to swing the ball both ways and for bowling in tandem with his state mate Javagal Srinath. Tall and proportionally built, he was an integral part of the national team.

He was noted mostly for his bowling in conditions that helped seam bowlers which explains his not so impressive record at home. Yet, his best bowling effort in a single innings came on a flat pitch in Chennai against Pakistan where he took 6 wickets for 33 runs and also managed a spell of 5 wickets for 0 runs during this innings. One of the greatest moments of his career came when Aamir Sohail, in the 1996 Cricket World Cup hit him for a boundary and then openly sledged him. Venky came back the very next ball with a beautiful delivery that knocked out the batsman’s off stump. That was probably a turning point in his career.

Prasad began to suffer from injuries and a massive dip in form toward the end of his career. Owing to this, he was dropped from the team. He tried but failed to make a come back to the team and officially retired from cricket in 2005. He was recognized for his contribution to cricket by being awarded with the prestigious Arjuna Award in 2000 and was also named the Ceat International cricketer of the year in 1996/97.

After his retirement, he took to coaching and became the bowling coach of the national team after the disastrous 2007 World Cup campaign. After his stint with the national team, he joined IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings as the bowling coach. For the 2011 season, he joined the Royal Challengers Bangalore as their bowling coach and consultant.