Subramaniam Badrinath by CricketArchive Staff Reporter

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Player:

S Badrinath

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DateLine: 7th May 2009

 

Subramaniam Badrinath has been the mainstay of the Tamil Nadu batting since the mid-2000s, and has also taken up the captaincy mantle. Badrinath 2005-06 nearly topped the batting charts, scoring 636 runs from seven matches at almost 80. In 2006-07 he was not as spectacular, but managed 436 runs at almost 50. An excellent fielder Badrinath began as a grafter and then expanded his repertoire of strokes as he gained experience. In 2007 he piled on the runs for India A on their tours to Zimbabwe and Kenya, and in the home series against South Africa A. In October he was called up to the ODI squad for the last three one-dayers against Australia, though he did not get a game. He was named as Sachin Tendulkar's replacement for the Sri Lanka ODIs and impressed in his first appearance, showing sound technique against the spinners to see India through to a tense win. He made it to the Test squad for Australia's 2008-09 tour of India, but didn't get his debut.