Srinivas Venkataraghavan or Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan or S.Venkataraghavan was a former indian captain and currently officiating the sport. He has been a loyal follower of the sport. He can be considered as one of the shrewdest observers of the game.
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Venkatraghavan as an Umpire
S.Venkatraghavan's success story as an umpire started from the year 1993 when he made his debut against England in Kolkata. In 2002, he became the only umpire to officiate in over 50 tests. After all the man has seen it all. An umpire who knows best about the sport, venkat was a player and administrator before coming into center stage.
Venkatraghavan as a Player
Venkatraghavan started his career as an off spinner. It was in 1965 that Venkat made his test debut against New Zealand. Venkatraghavan played all his career as an left arm off break bowler.
Venkatraghavan as an Administrator
S. Venkatraghavan was also included as a match refree in the year 1992 when he made his administrating debut against Sri Lanka.