Maturi Venkat Sridhar (2 August 1965 – 30 October 2017) was an Indian

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er. He represented

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between 1988/89 and 1999/00, making 6701 runs at 48.91 with 21 hundreds. His highest score of 366 was the cornerstone for Hyderabad when they posted the record breaking total of 944/6 (declared) against Andhra in the

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scored double centuries. While Sridhar was batting, 850 runs were scored - the most runs added during a batsman's innings in first-class history. He was the secretary of MVSR Engineering College in Hyderabad.

Death

On 30 October 2017, Sridhar suffered a heart attack at his home. He was declared dead upon arrival at the hospital. He is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter.

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* 1966 births 2017 deaths Hyderabad cricketers South Zone cricketers Indian cricketers Indian cricket coaches Cricketers from Andhra Pradesh {{India-cricket-bio-1960s-stub