Venkatesh Prasad

Personal information
Full name	Venkatesh Prasad
Born	(1969-08-05) 5 August 1969 (age 54) Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium-fast
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	India (1994–2001)
Test debut (cap 204)	7 June 1996 v England
Last Test	29 August 2001 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 89)	2 April 1994 v New Zealand
Last ODI	17 October 2001 v Kenya
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1991–2005	Karnataka
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 33 161 123 236 Runs scored 203 221 892 304 Batting average 7.51 6.90 10.02 6.46 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 30* 19 37 20 Balls bowled 7,041 8,129 22,222 11,951 Wickets 96 196 361 295 Bowling average 35.00 32.30 27.75 29.72 5 wickets in innings 7 1 18 2 10 wickets in match 1 0 3 0 Best bowling 6/33 5/27 7/37 6/18 Catches/stumpings 6/– 37/– 75/– 56/–
Medal record Men's Cricket Representing  India ICC Champions Trophy Runner-up 2000 Kenya ACC Asia Cup Winner 1995 United Arab Emirates Runner-up 1997 Sri Lanka
Source: CricketArchive, 2 September 2017

Venkatesh Prasad (pronunciation^ⓘ; born 5 August 1969),^[1] is a former Indian cricketer, Cricket Coach, Commentator who played Tests and ODIs. He made his debut in 1994. Primarily a right-arm medium-fast bowler, Prasad was noted for his bowling combination with Javagal Srinath. He was a part of the squad which finished as runners-up at the 2000 ICC Champions Trophy.

He is the bowling coach for Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League, having formerly performed the same role for the Indian cricket team from 2007 to 2009.

He currently serves as General Manager for Canara Bank.^[2]