Sreesanth
Shanthakumaran Sreesanth (born February 6, 1983), also known as Gopu, is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-arm medium-pace bowler. He was born in Kothamangalam in Kerala.
He is only the only Kerala bowler to have taken a Ranji Trophy hat-trick. He was selected for the Duleep Trophy in 2002/03 after taking 22 wickets in his first seven games of his first season.
He came back from a hamstring injury in 2004, with a good show in the Challenger Trophy, in 2005. That earned him a place in the one-day international team for the Sri Lankan series in the 2005-06 season, and he made his Test debut against England later in the same season.
His best ODI bowling figures are 4-58, which he gained in the 5th One Day International between India and Pakistan in the former's tour of Pakistan on February 19, 2006.
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| Full name |
Shanthakumaran Sreesanth |
| Born |
February 6, 1983, Kothamangalam, Kerala |
| Major teams |
India, Kerala, Kerala Under-19s |
| Batting style |
Right-hand bat |
| Bowling style |
Right-arm fast-medium |
| Career statistics |
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| Test debut |
India v England at Nagpur - Mar 1-5, 2006 |
| ODI debut |
India v Sri Lanka at Nagpur - Oct 25, 2005 |
| First-class span |
2002/03 - 2005/06 |
| List A span |
2002/03 - 2005/06 |
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