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Full name Mannava Sri Kanth Prasad
Born April 24, 1975, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh
Current age 33 years 128 days
Major teams India,Andhra
Batting style Right-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
6
10
1
106
19
11.77
370
28.64
0
0
6
0
15
0
ODIs
17
11
2
131
63
14.55
225
58.22
0
1
11
0
14
7
First-class
96
160
15
4021
130
27.73
6
24
241
26
List A
88
77
11
1719
82*
26.04
0
15
87
29
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
6
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
ODIs
17
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
First-class
96
12
14
0
-
-
-
7.00
-
0
0
0
List A
88
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Career statistics
Test debut
India v New Zealand at Mohali, Oct 10-14, 1999 scorecard
Last Test
Australia v India at Sydney, Jan 2-4, 2000 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
India v Bangladesh at Mohali, May 14, 1998 scorecard
Last ODI
India v New Zealand at Delhi, Nov 17, 1999 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class debut
1994/95
Last First-class
Bengal v Andhra at Kolkata, Dec 25-27, 2007 scorecard
List A debut
1994/95
Last List A
Andhra v Kerala at Secunderabad, Feb 16, 2006 scorecard
Profile
It is never easy to force yourself into the Indian team when playing
for one of the weaker state sides in the country and it is to MSK
Prasad's credit that after coming through the ranks, he made it to the
national squad on merit. The dapper cricketer from Guntur was
interested in keeping wickets from a very early age and working
himself up from state juniors to the Ranji Trophy squad, Prasad made
the India A team. He first came into National reckoning on the India A
tour of Pakistan in 1997-98 and coach K Srikkanth spoke highly of his
capabilities. All the time he was improving with the bat and before
the season was out he had made his international debut for the senior
squad in one day games.
The injury to Nayan Mongia, following the 1999 World Cup gave Prasad
his big chance and he grabbed it with both gloves. In the 1999-2000
season he played in six Tests, three against New Zealand at home and
three in Australia, acquiting himself creditably, besides playing in
many ODI's. He was preferred to Mongia even after the latter was
fit. Following the Australian tour however he was dropped after averaging just over eight with the bat. He played seven more seasons for Andhra in the Ranji Trophy, and captained in side in his final season, before deciding to call it quits.
The 2002-03 season was his best as he scored 754 runs, including two hundreds and five half-centuries, and effected 32 dismissals from 11 matches - it was the only time in his career he averaged over 40 with the bat.
