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Full name Erapalli Anatharao Srinivas Prasanna
Born May 22, 1940, Bangalore, Karnataka
Current age 67 years 357 days
Major teams India,Karnataka,Mysore
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Other Referee
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
100
50
6s
Ct
St
Tests
49
84
20
735
37
11.48
0
0
0
18
0
First-class
235
275
67
2476
81
11.90
0
2
127
0
List A
9
5
3
33
22
16.50
0
0
3
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
49
86
14353
5742
189
8/76
11/140
30.38
2.40
75.9
17
10
2
First-class
235
54823
22442
957
8/50
23.45
2.45
57.2
56
9
List A
9
586
318
17
3/29
3/29
18.70
3.25
34.4
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
India v England at Chennai, Jan 10-15, 1962 scorecard
Last Test
Pakistan v India at Lahore, Oct 27-Nov 1, 1978 scorecard
Test statistics
First-class span
1961/62 - 1978/79
List A span
1973/74 - 1977/78
Profile
Pras was like a chess player in the guise of an offspinner: his victims had often been out-thought before the ball had been delivered. A bowler who had complete mastery over flight, he was difficult to play even on good pitches. Many a bat was lured to his doom, lunging out to hit the half-volley, only to find it pitching a foot shorter than expected. His arm ball was a floater
that drifted, and occasionally wobbled, in the air. After playing a few Tests in 1961-62, Pras decided to finish his undergraduate studies, and was absent from the Test scene for five years. Returning in 1967, he promptly became Pataudi's favourite weapon. In the early '70s, zonal and team politics often led to him being dropped in favour of Venkataraghavan. He retired in 1978, after a tour to Pakistan which also led to the demise of Bedi and Chandrasekhar. He twice led Karnataka to the Ranji Trophy, the first time ending Bombay's 15-year hegemony. Widely respected and feared in domestic cricket as well, he enjoyed bowling to bats that were willing to try and hit him. A bowler with an attacking mindset, he was also patient, and would bait a bat for over after over, trying to induce a mistake. Uday Rajan
