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Full name Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan
Born December 3, 1981, Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu
Current age 26 years 315 days
Major teams Chennai Super Kings,Haryana,Rajasthan Cricket Association President's XI,Tamil Nadu
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Relations Father - V Sivaramakrishnan
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
First-class
42
64
5
1884
130
31.93
3
9
24
0
List A
47
47
4
1715
158
39.88
1872
91.61
5
7
12
0
Twenty20
18
14
1
301
54
23.15
221
136.19
0
1
37
8
5
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
First-class
42
4995
2523
86
6/24
29.33
3.03
58.0
3
0
List A
47
1174
916
28
3/16
3/16
32.71
4.68
41.9
0
0
0
Twenty20
18
10
162
195
12
4/24
4/24
16.25
7.22
13.5
1
0
0
Career statistics
First-class debut
1999/00
Last First-class
Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club v Colombo Cricket Club at Colombo (CCC), Jan 19-21, 2007 scorecard
List A debut
2003/04
Last List A
Tamil Nadu v Mumbai at Visakhapatnam, Apr 4, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Andhra v Tamil Nadu at Visakhapatnam, Apr 3, 2007 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals at Mumbai, Jun 1, 2008 scorecard
Profile
The son of Venkataraman Sivaramakrishnan, the former Tamil Nadu opening batsman, Vidyut entered the record books in his second domestic season itself - his 122-ball 115 against Delhi in Chennai was the first century by a No.11 in Ranji Trophy history. Like Ravi Shastri did in his Test career, Vidyut moved up the order and eventually became an opener. He was initially regarded as a bowling allrounder - impressing as a left-arm spinner at the Under-19 levels - and had an excellent time during the U-19 home series against England in 2000-01, when he managed 17 wickets in three Tests, including an 8 for 38 in Mumbai.
However, his bowling gradually slipped and he found himself in the Tamil Nadu team more as a specialist batsman. His first-class career included a stint with Haryana in 2001-02. He gained national recognition when he walked out to open with Sachin Tendulkar in the 2005 Challenger Trophy final in Mohali, slamming 87 in a match-winning effort. However, in the seasons that followed, he struggled to find a regular place in the Tamil Nadu Ranji team, overlooked in favour of a fresh bunch of openers. He will have another opportunity when he rubs shoulders with leading international stars playing for the Chennai Super Kings in the inaugural IPL. Kanishkaa Balachandran April 2008
