Sreesanth

Shanthakumaran Sreesanth

Personal information
Full name	Sreesanth
Born	6 February 1983 (age 29) Kothamangalam, Kerala, India
Nickname	Sree, Gopu
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	India
Test debut (cap 253)	1 March 2006 v England
Last Test	13 August 2011 v England
ODI debut (cap 162)	25 October 2005 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI	2 April 2011 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2002–present	Kerala
2008-2010	Kings XI Punjab
2009	Warwickshire
2011–present	Kochi Tuskers Kerala
Career statistics
Competition	Tests	ODI	FC	List A
Matches	26	53	67	82
Runs scored	275	44	586	127
Batting average	11.00	4.00	9.45	6.04
100s/50s	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0
Top score	35	10*	35	33
Balls bowled	5,245	2,476	12,024	3,874
Wickets	84	75	197	104
Bowling average	37.47	33.44	35.57	35.48
5 wickets in innings	3	1	6	1
10 wickets in match	0	0	0	0
Best bowling	5/40	6/55	5/40	6/55
Catches/stumpings	5/–	7/–	14/–	9/–
Source: Cricinfo, 19 August 2011

Shanthakumaran Sreesanth (Malayalam: ശ്രീശാന്ത്‌)  pronunciation (help·info) (born February 6, 1983 in Kothamangalam, Kerala, India), is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-arm fast-medium-pace bowler and a right-handed tail-ender batsman. In first class cricket, he plays for Kerala and in the Indian Premier League, he plays for Kochi Tuskers Kerala. He is the first Kerala Ranji player to play Twenty20 cricket for India.

Sreesanth was a national breakdancing champion when he was in eighth grade.

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