tamil pronunciation born september indian cricketer sporadically represented india national cricket team specialist slow left arm orthodox bowler known trajectory ability spin bounce found international selection blocked prime years presence left handed batsman success bat class level half centuries able repeat international level starting delhi junior system moved age group ranks railways selected indian team class debut productive seasons domestic level test debut bowling partner ran disciplinary problems expelled year new national captain reluctant responsibility called spinner recalled rewarded series winning performance australia entrenched spinner team left outer years fringes selection debut short stint dropped missing cricket world cup mediocre performance recalled limited overs matches played half india matches month period test suffered injury played tests india fielded claimed man match award tests australia mumbai dropped matches later regular member team months introduced experimental rule allowed substitute opening extra vacancy national team unable secure position team rule later revoked broke team took victory australia lost form soon dropped represented india aside domestic cricket plays indian demand english county cricket overseas player representing lancashire middlesex somerset surrey early years born wanted genetic engineer medium early years switching left arm finger spinner classical mould grew trying emulate past indian orthodox garnered attention perceived fiery attitude took pride coach saying seen player attitude game years international cricket started junior system delhi broke team december took match total debut scoring innings victory took match longer play advancing age break delhi played youth domestic matches years transferred railways broke team matches new team took wickets including haul rewarded selection team day tournament taking wickets matches little success bat scoring occasion season runs innings following season successful season railways started wicket row took wicket haul later season ended competition wickets seven matches railways final faced railways effective bowler taking innings railways ceded innings lead title match ended draw took second innings final newly crowned champions took took help team wicket victory successful time central taking wicket matches improved batting marginally scoring double digit scores result performances season called indian team international series counterparts south_africa youth test took india dismissed south_africa run lead second innings took south_africa fell pursuit youth day followed prominent indian victories taking respectively senior domestic debut following season promoted senior ranks major cricket match list fixture took overs unable prevent wicket loss class debut day team sent overs taking total drawn match close run match runs short wickets hand time ran scored rearguard second innings won class match took hat trick innings ending helping bowl took second innings victory railways ended season wickets runs including overlooked selection taking wickets matches season railways took seven wickets including match winning following season managed wickets matches dropped later stages tournament taking match total helping innings victory match season went match dropped scored runs tournament railways took wickets economy rate despite dropped railways called senior debut took wickets class matches took wickets economy rate matches despite modest returns season selected india tour pakistan february march class matches curtailed weather bowled overs matches finished wickets proved expensive taking overs pakistan won matches easily start season took wickets played regularly taking wickets seven matches 13th highest wicket included innings win matches campaign delhi added bat help defeat team trailed innings rewarded selection taking claimed final help defeat runs claim leading wicket tournament scored total runs entire indian class season took wickets victory fixtures early international career truncated productive indian season taking solitary wicket truncated match india touring new_zealand went india tour west_indies class match encounter took class matches caribbean took wickets included matches west_indies took claiming second match unable force victory day matches west indian counterparts took wickets economy rate returning india took wickets matches railways president playing success managing wickets economy rate despite struggles selected india team took wickets expensive economy rate despite limited overs fortunes end season form earn selection president tour match visiting south tests match total secure national selection playing tests south_africa early mumbai india sought second spinner accompany performance role previous season deemed inadequate scored bowled india batted took overs indians restricted tourists collapsing second innings scoring caught took second innings south_africa ground way target wickets hand second test took scored duck india crushed innings overall performed steadily taking wickets selected intake earlier having test debut early home series south_africa stay cut short expelled director disciplinary issues season started fine form set maintain test position trophy traditional season opener reigning champions mumbai orchestrated demise title holders taking mumbai scored took cut mumbai batting colleagues accumulated needed victory loss took secure spot test team played test bangladesh respectively india taking match totals scored wicket win bangladesh required bat seven wicket win new captain taken resigned following south african confidence frequent short spells dropped team test opportunity immediately prove captain wrong day domestic circuit progress time took wickets economy rate chance stake claims test recall trophy struggled taking east innings accumulated declared endure humiliation trusted bowl second innings north reached match south aggregate scored innings totalled trophy wickets average performances despite shoulder injury discarded india hosted australia border trophy recalled took wickets engineer indian series win permanently establish india leading spinner alongside played match railways end season poor season continued managing total score bat started new season taking wickets class matches season including wicket touring english test team board president force recall tests continued form railways taking seven wickets matches economy rate suffering injury forced travel adelaide treatment funded india successful comeback january month long ended fourth highest wicket average taking scoring final match season secure win batted second half season scoring performed challenger trophy surgery taking wickets seven matches end season rewarded debut day punished batsmen conceding runs taking wicket overs india won wickets fringe player india choice test spinner decade playing injuries india selected end season selected india tour south_africa struggled class matches taking scoring second match south_africa end games wickets success taking wickets economy rate matches west_indies toured india start season chance press claims test selection tour matches visitors little impact taking board president railways caribbean tourists scored bat match took total railways reigning holders defeated trophy lean returns overlooked tests opportunities format following strong form domestic limited overs matches playing consecutive matches west_indies going matches broke match maiden wicket appearance took match india home wickets punished fourth outing series conceding runs overs success dropped taken wickets economy rate called test squad tour new_zealand late withdrew warm match bowled runs watched india fielded spin bowler tests held green pace friendly surfaces returned india ineffective taking total overs matches conceding run ball combined results west_indies poor returns saw left cricket world cup squad preferred world cup progress toured west indies india playing domestic teams class matches took wickets including barbados trinidad india toured england northern hemisphere summer took wickets scored runs including class matches wickets start season took india match touring new overlooked test series visitors managed total overs called team gained semi regular appearances new_zealand australia competing regular position team matches competition economical taking wickets economy rate occasional international appearances taking match figures india sri_lanka overseas appearance india replacing injured midway tour australia little success tour match taking australian played final test sydney cricket ground india fielded time series punished australian batsmen taking total overs run rate high scoring draw sporadic appearances triangular series playing india matches brought team attempt challenge australian superiority continued punished australian batsmen taking total overs economy rate manage resist australians bat innings indian batting dismissed respectively despite performances retained tour pakistan injured taking wickets economy played matches india won test squad saw action india opted field took series started season scoring taking defeated mumbai trophy prevent resuming position team home test series australia got opportunity test ill taking india runs lose home series australia held place returned final test mumbai india fielded took man match performance saw india win runs performances occurred injured wickets average compared leadership played tests subsequent opening match south_africa taking total command dropped india chose use subsequent matches spent month watching reserve slow bowler played tour bangladesh campaign allowed play second taking india lost bangladesh time returned india took seven wickets economy rate played class matches end season taking wickets end season took home pakistan scored overhaul target enjoyed opportunities arena dropped newly appointed coach lack introduction experimental rules allowed use substitute opening extra position team modest start new regime taking overs win depleted host team returned india started new season fine round form taking innings scored highest class score guide railways giving innings lead runs trophy took dismiss second innings setting win took seven wickets economy rate matches challenger trophy including match winning final india selected indian team home summer played india hosted started run crushing sri_lanka went finish series wickets playing seven matches form dissipated went south african series conceding runs overs giving away run ball matches remained favour tests returned competition bowled sri_lanka took mumbai delhi matches took wickets despite south_africa retained squad conceding runs overs loss pakistan replaced test squad year old spinner respectively discarded india team began hit rocky waters losing series west_indies knocked triangular tournament malaysia ahead finals eliminated round champions trophy home soil took wickets economy rate challenger trophy earn recall steady domestic class season taking wickets matches taking wickets match took wickets day matches season overlooked selected cricket world cup india knocked round losing bangladesh dropped retired persuade hand recall played professional games took wickets scored runs scored fifties best took wicket innings including best addition matches took seven wickets returned professional second season effect took wickets scored runs matches scored fifties including best took wicket innings including best church performances earned notice appeared late season overseas player substitute lancashire overseas lancashire player wickets debut essex helped lancashire wicket win class match took roses went runs sixteen wickets placed second season bowling averages helped team promoted day games took wickets despite performances initially offered contract eventually august signed late season overseas player lancashire time appear final sussex taking scoring duck run defeat took wickets wickets class matches best bat hampshire joined middlesex overseas registration debut county club class cricketer somerset april took wickets matches agreed sign season highlight stint haul helped set innings win secured run win wicket haul prevent run defeat bat contributed runs best prolific new county taking wickets matches taking wickets match twice resulted wins tournament took wickets economy rate including haul vain attempt halt essex run chase brief international return later career recalled team place struggling mid way series australia played months returned fourth match took conceded runs 48th australia tight run chase india win series took wicket matches australia won seventh final match took career best overs mumbai bowl australia tourists reached overs scoring runs removed consecutive balls failed hat trick 32nd removed ball fourth fifth balls missed hat trick opportunity returned claim wicket reply india fallen unbeaten balls run stand guiding india wicket victory recognised selected man match international debut taking overs indian win australia following series pakistan selected fifth matches took wickets average economy rate result omitted tour australia favour international commitments sporadic appearances indian domestic scene took wickets scored runs class fixtures dropped india limited overs team continued strong day form domestic level taking wickets economy rate matches purchased riders inaugural played matches taking wickets dropped economy rate runs came match took middlesex team won cup england domestic title years played matches took wickets economy rate claiming wicket matches represented middlesex stanford competition october taking wickets economy rate second class season middlesex successful took wickets seven matches best scored runs best day form lean yielding wickets matches returned india took wickets matches railways taking innings season opener performances fell away managed wickets matches selected trophy took total lost innings south eliminated match contributions bat scoring runs season including score efforts playing railways central took wickets day matches season scored runs season held south_africa played matches took wickets economical conceding runs came scored runs dismissed english season resumed service middlesex effective stock bowler taking wickets fixtures economy rate taking multiple wickets match middlesex won domestic title previous year victory matches played played class matches middlesex taking wickets took season innings best season opener cross london rivals surrey took hard fought run win kent total match essex season fell away end managing wickets matches bat runs prolific season career willow including essex gloucestershire played solitary taking end season announced join somerset overseas player season indian season played seven matches railways taking wickets including best mumbai scored team ended 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