krishna pronunciation born june indian batsman debut indian cricket team regular member team varying periods including stint specialist opening batsman non wicket keeper batsman junior career turned wicket keeping order improve future prospects rising junior ranks class debut year old dropped season despite healthy run scoring problematic fought way team playing india world cup test cricket debut regular wicket keeper tests making rare appearances period struggled averaged bat replaced test prolific destructive bat mantle opener raising standard specialist batsman domestic level recalled national squad batsman injuries form hit batsmen playing occasional matches forms cricket tour south_africa scoring half century test opener following india elimination round cricket world cup multiple changes non wicket keeping opening batsman test team regularly played batting middle order maiden test century bangladesh india leading scorer test tour england helping india win series england years suffered form slump dropped test team sporadic international appearances continues score heavily domestic cricket come occasional appearances specialist batsman players rested injured wicket keeper sidelined early life born telugu family began playing cricket age year stint living kuwait father worked studied taught father division cricketer disappointed career hindered forced family education father want son suffer way trained hard early age young age having father throw hard leather balls high speed initially played youth teams batsman learning wicket regarded having high levels fitness steadily ascended youth ranks debut scoring interstate matches promoted team november half years old spending entire season promoted team start season aged years months despite scoring runs level eligible age group decision result increased productivity scored runs seven innings score demoted november responded immediately innings added fifties season including ended runs season regained position team start following season opened scoring runs matches promoted team runs matches rewarded selection represents country south competition success bat scoring innings april selected play touring scored second matches start rest season began imposing case senior selection opening match season tamil scored team making duck innings hit second innings registered century innings cracking form tapered runs innings called senior team class debut class beginnings debut class level playing wicket keeper batting scored batted round robin phase matches scoring runs average score second match innings helped avoid outright defeat hanging draw wicket hand form tapered match failed pass season took catches repeated wicket keeping errors dropped final matches dropped senior state team overlooked selection trophy played south zone productive time second season scoring runs half centuries rewarded selection national team played youth day runs taking catch india won matches ease attended wicket keeping camp season guidance indian glove man chairman credited improving technique playing period returned team start season selected play youthful counterparts sri_lanka pakistan late september runs took catches limited overs matches national asian countries performances recalled trophy team start season time accumulated runs average centuries took catches opening batting round robin phase struggling runs matches played managing runs innings returned middle order semi final railways scoring maiden class century help team innings lead followed second innings help progress final basis innings railways held draw runs short target followed unbeaten final mumbai innings mumbai innings lead second innings batting innings lead drawn match gave mumbai title ended catches innings performances insufficient gain regional representation overlooked matches selected india squad world cup bangladesh scored runs balls sri_lanka helped set run win propelled india semi final knocked pakistan seven india ended tournament runs scored half centuries india tour making select early international career selected indian squad august team decided cease makeshift wicket keeper poor form alternative wicket keeper played match england lord got scoring run despite dropping england captain bowling eventually took catch played match champions trophy kenya taking catches india persisted wicket keeping majority english tour required bat india lost wickets innings subsequently replaced team took gloves time basis play april test debut 4th test australia india mumbai dropped following poor run form gloves managed innings catches praised wicket keeping pitch variable bounce spin wickets fell days playing time victory immediately india home runs retained india engagement test home series south_africa high scoring draw teams passed innings managed solitary run test second test calcutta scored help extend india innings lead runs hosts completed wicket win chance score heavily india test tour bangladesh december team won test india encountered little difficulty sweeping series winning matches innings passed matches unable join high scoring managing returned domestic cricket conclusion tests colleagues played played matches scoring runs innings january series day domestic tournaments held chance press claims selection format having played list matches sequence matches innings scored called senior team time play day competition scored runs played india little impact scoring played class trophy continued modest returns bat scoring runs run innings making start reaching despite lean performances retained test series home pakistan march high scoring draw test india amassed best test batting performance point pakistan india batted start reached run india pakistan broke second innings scored combining run partnership set target proved tourists deteriorating pitch india won match runs match india collapsed lost wickets final day high scoring match runs scored wickets innings selected pakistan returned action meantime managed runs matches contrast scored pakistan kept position safe despite heavy run scoring continued persist tests face low scoring domestic international level preceding months started tour warm match hosts depleted political conducted government match india lost innings wickets respectively india scored heavily weakened opponents completed innings failed occasions twice making single returned india challenger trophy india force way india squad home meantime played chance case test retention scored runs matches lost eliminated spent month team tests home sri_lanka announced dropped place tests debut managed runs average half century score contrast prolific run scorer won man series award sri_lanka scored match continued play trophy scored innings season dropped order favoured reserve wicket keeper tour pakistan immediately announcement scored mumbai losing effort unable scores remaining innings competition mixed results domestic day competitions scored half century matches matches ending total runs international recall batsman april career revived recalled team rest final england required bat india cruised seven wicket victory reinstated reserve tour west_indies campaign india april scored runs including man match runs tour gulf country little caribbean playing non class tour match ahead tests start season scored challenger trophy played trophy matches scoring given opportunities international level tour south_africa sidelined knee injury given spot purely batsman following poor form opened batting previous season trophy trophy playing struggled runs average score south_africa took india batsmen struggling dropped altogether test squad selected wicket keeper middle order batsmen test team time year scored unbeaten steer india wicket win international south africa ball spare suffered finger injury replaced test playing test year regular opener suffering loss form opened innings allowing bat middle order domestic experience score innings combining century opening stand helping india innings lead second innings scored unbeaten team suffered batting collapse allowing hosts series wickets addition batting wicket keeping praised brought south african fast bowler predict success future featured match series west_indies batting victory match scored specialist batsman india recovered post slow wicket stadium india went win runs giving man match award rewarded continued selection subsequent series sri_lanka cricket world cup series sri_lanka managing leaving position jeopardy warm matches west_indies start world cup scored netherlands west_indies play match world cup following india unexpected exit round group players dropped squad including result selected specialist opener tour bangladesh scoring drawn test scoring maiden test century second test compiling runs featuring century opening stand india took innings victory completed tour series playing middle order india won matches prior tour england india played series ireland hosts south_africa played matches scoring runs keeping wicket matches established regular opener test series england scoring tour matches ahead tests recorded half century tests regularly helping india solid starts test lord second innings india fell pursuit rain ended match early second test trent bridge scored helping lay order platform india innings gave run lead scored reached target winning series lead test oval scored india batted helped lay foundation total innings lead secure run innings lead india unable finish england secure series win total runs highest scorer series india tourists won series england years started series unbeaten india run defeat consecutive innings failed score runs dropped final matches selected inaugural world south_africa september played india earlier matches scoring duck dropped semi final final favour india went win starting tournament outsiders kept place indian squad home series australia outer decline form england played final match mumbai making duck india home wickets struggling recent months limited overs format bounced challenger trophy start indian domestic season playing duck match unbeaten final guide team successful run chase rounded preparation test series consecutive fifties trophy lean test series pakistan home tests managed innings passing single figures test injured replacement scored batting order taking opening position scored high scoring draw kept wickets absence injury innings stumps india set world record extras conceded test innings leaked second highest test history india won test matches drawn retained test tour australia opener ruled suffering injury play tests elevated opening position bat middle order struggled new positions moved position dropped test series instead earned late reserve opener succumbed injury recalled test leg tour played non class match scoring selected limited overs component australian tour play meant months tour played day match match australia scored runs fringes return india played reaching twice innings played wicket keeper delhi scoring runs strike rate highest score unbeaten steer delhi wicket win group match match team mate took hat trick new batsman came charged ground missed miss opportunity double hat trick recalled test team wicket keeper july tour sri_lanka chose break cricket citing need rest played tests struggled bat middle order scoring runs falling times dropped frequent catches replaced test following loss place indian team returned home played india series counterparts australia new_zealand unsuccessful campaign accumulating runs strong domestic class season starting trophy campaign single figure scores scored featuring run partnership defeated innings scored consecutive matches railways ending campaign return match continued strong run trophy scoring match ended runs season including centuries fifties scored unbeaten day tournament selected tour new_zealand reserve wicket keeper watching entire series played second test injured criticised dropping multiple catches hosts amassed innings held south_africa played delhi matches scoring runs passing occasions making delhi topped pool stage tournament semi final delhi defeated wickets got chance india match tour west_indies replaced opener shoulder injury scored opener help claim berth future india took series injured retained short triangular tournament sri_lanka september scored india round robin matches dropped final india hosts retained champions trophy south_africa performances sri_lanka omitted matches given opportunity india final pool match west_indies scored seven wicket win prevent india round exit recovered time home series australia returned domestic duty start season played delhi matches scoring runs including score sri_lanka delhi knocked super stage played matches captain uneven run scoring bat scored added scores managed runs innings ended season runs resorted bowling twice matches proceeding draw success delivered overs conceded runs lead knockout stages competition december recalled team tour india banned second match matches slow rates kept wickets matches scoring remaining unbeaten instances helping guide india target successful retained place middle order batsman fifth final match returned rested injured match ended prematurely unsafe pitch retained place tri series bangladesh hosts sri_lanka rested tournament played opener round robin matches rested quick time india won matches dropped final lost played test forced withdraw injury duck innings india day falling pursuit quick runs declaration india recovered second innings india went win match watched match recovered steered india clean sweep displaced reserve test home series south_africa called deputy scored trophy final player score centuries innings trophy final scored unbeaten balls set new world record successful run chase indian transfer delhi good starts early matches particular scored quick home match went win trophy season batting wicket keeping matches matches batted seen key run team ended tournament runs run tournament recalled indian team champions trophy following great domestic season performance scored centuries warm games sealing place team tournament unfortunately centuries counted class statistics teams playing team scored unbeaten india group match west_indies season season personal life got divorced childhood sweetheart august married indian player outside cricket took dance reality
Dinesh Karthik