Anirudha Srikkanth (born 14 April 1987) is an Indian former professional

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. He was born in Madras; his father is cricketer

Kris Srikkanth Krishnamachari "Kris" Srikkanth (; ; born 21 December 1959), also known as Cheeka, is an Indian former cricketer and coach. He also serves as a Sports commentator, cricket commentator. He was a hard-hitting Batting order (cricket), opening ba ...

. He has played for

Chennai Super Kings The Chennai Super Kings, also known as CSK, are a professional Twenty20 cricket team based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, that competes in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The team was one of the eight debut franchises when the league was establ ...

and

Sunrisers Hyderabad The Sunrisers Hyderabad, also known as SRH, are a professional Twenty20 cricket team based in Hyderabad, Telangana, that competes in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The franchise is owned by Kalanithi Maran of the Sun Group and was found ...

in the

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. An attacking opening batsman, much like his father, Anirudha made his first-class debut in the 2003–04 season as a 16-year-old. He was in and out of the Tamil Nadu

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squad in the following seasons but enjoyed greater success in the limited-overs format and topped the number of runs scored for India under-19s against the touring England under-19 side in 2004–05. His record in the Twenty20 format has been impressive, finishing the third-highest run-scorer in the inter-state Twenty20 in 2007. He was married to a model, Arthi Venkatesh.

Indian Premier League

He had played for

(CSK) between 2008 and 2013 in the Indian Premier League. In the 2010 semi-final against

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, he scored 24 runs from 15 deliveries, hitting two sixes and a four. His most significant IPL stint came in the 2011 season, where he played 9 games. Given the opportunity to open the batting in the absence of incumbent

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, Srikkanth started strongly with a vital 64(55) that helped CSK seal a tight two-run victory over the

Kolkata Knight Riders The Kolkata Knight Riders, also known as KKR, are a professional Twenty20 cricket team based in Kolkata, West Bengal, that competes in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The franchise is owned by actor Shah Rukh Khan, actress Juhi Chawla, and ...

in the season opener. However, he was unable to sustain this momentum, and would only go on to score a further 19 runs in the remainder of the season. In the 2012 season he scored 18 from six balls in a low scoring match against

Rajasthan Royals The Rajasthan Royals, also known as RR, are a professional Twenty20 cricket team based in Jaipur, Rajasthan, that competes in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Founded in 2008 as one of the initial eight franchises, the team is owned by Manoj ...

. In the 2014 mega auction, Srikkanth was bought by the

for ₹20 lakh. However, he only played a solitary game for the franchise, making 3 runs in 5 balls as the Sunrisers were undone by the eventual champions

. He was released prior to the 2015 auction, and would not make another appearance in the league.

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