5 Indian Cricketers Who Hold An Engineering Degree

India is a country that produces a large number of engineering students. It’s no surprise to see at least one member of almost every Indian family engaged in completing engineering degrees. Similarly few of our beloved Indian cricketers also have completed the engineering degree before entering the world of cricket.

It’s a fact that India has the largest number of engineers as well as the largest number of engineering education institutes on the planet. Notably, The Indian country annually produces one million engineering graduates and has over 3500 engineering colleges.

With country producing a lot of engineers providing job to everyone is not possible, so often it has been seen that Indians tends to change their occupation after completing the engineering.

Meanwhile, Every year September 15 is celebrated as Engineer’s Day to commemorate one of India’s finest engineers Bharat Ratna Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya. This year marks the 160th birth anniversary of M Visvesvaraya. So on the auspicious occasion, we will have a look at Indian cricketers who hold the engineering degree.

5 Indian Cricketers Who Hold An Engineering Degree

5. Ravichandran Ashwin

The 34-year-old Indian off-spinner is one of the finest spinners to step foot into the international cricket scene. Although after a very good run in the limited-overs he was dropped from the white-ball cricket team in 2017.

However, to date, he continues to dominate Test cricket. He is already one of the highest wicket-takers in India in Tests and with many more years left. He will be hoping to just increase his wickets tally.

Meanwhile, Ravichandran Ashwin has a B.Tech degree in Information Technology from SSN College of Engineering, Chennai, Notably, post-graduation he joined the software company further turning into one of the all-time greats in cricket.

Speaking in an interview, the veteran Indian off-spinner had said, “As for my engineering degree, my parents put me through it after I played my Under-17 cricket”.

Meanwhile, coming back to his cricketing career, the Indian off-spinner has got his name back in white-ball cricket as he has been named in the upcoming T20 World Cup 2021 15-member squad.

4. Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan

Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan is a Former Indian off-spinner who was both meticulous and penetrative. He represented the country from 1965 to 1983.

Talking about stats Venkataraghavan was able to scalp 156 wickets in 57 Tests at an average of 36.11 economy rate of 2.27 and strike rate of 95.30.

He played 15 ODIs for the country and was able to pick only 5 wickets at an average of 108.40 economy of 3.74 and strike rate of 173.60. The reason his ODIs stats look very bad and Test stats look decent is, He was born in an era where the Indian team already had 3 front-line spinners other than him.

Meanwhile, The former Indian off-spinner Srinivasaraghavan Venkatraghvan is a qualified engineer from the College of Engineering, Guindy in Chennai.

Meanwhile, after the retirement from cricket, he became administrator, a manager of the Indian side, and later he took up umpiring, and at one point of time, he was a member of the ICC’s elite panel of umpires. He became one of the most respected officials in the game and said goodbye to umpiring in March 2004 after being the official umpire in 73 Tests and 52 ODIs.

3. E. A. S. Prasanna

Erapalli Anantharao Srinivas Prasanna is a former Indian off-spinner who gave his services to his nation in international cricket from 1962 to 1978.

Erapalli Anantharao Srinivas Prasanna was able to represent team India in 49 Tests picking 189 wickets at an impressive average of 30.38 Economy rate of 2.40 and strike rate of 75.90.

After playing a few Tests in 1961-62, the former Indian cricketer decided to finish his undergraduate studies and was absent from the Test scene for as many as five years. Notably, he returned to cricket in 1967.

Talking about the degree of the former Indian spinner. Erapalli Anantharao Srinivas Prasanna holds an engineering degree from the National Institute of Engineering, Mysore.

According to the former Indian spinner he was born in an era in which a degree was a must for everyone to have. Talking about his engineering he said that his degree has helped him a lot analyze things better.

“My degree helped me in understanding biomechanics and aerodynamics. The analytical aspect of engineering helps you analyze better.”

2. Javagal Srinath

The former Indian speedster Javagal Srinath is arguably the nation’s fastest and most successful pacer. Notably, He represented India from 1991 to 2003.

In his illustrious career, Javagal Srinath was able to bag 236 wickets in the purest form of the game at an average of 30.49 economy of 2.85 and strike rate of 64.00.

His One Day Internationals career was even better. He picked 315 wickets at an average of 28.08 and an economy of 4.44 and a Strike Rate of 37.80. Also, he is the leading wicket-taker among Indian pacers in ODIs. Overall, he is just behind his mate Anil Kumble.

Meanwhile, Javagal Srinath holds a BE degree in Instrumentation Technology from Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, Mysuru.

Once Talking in a function he asserted: “You may feel clubbing education with cricket is a tough task in life. Going by the experience of cricketers like me, Anil Kumble, and Krishnamachari Srikkanth, who have pursued engineering, it is not a difficult task to club education with cricket.“

“Further, cricket is security in life too. Many may not be able to scale greater heights in cricket. In such circumstances, one may think of opting another career in life.”

1. Anil Kumble

Anil Kumble is the legendary Indian spinner who represented the Indian cricket team from 1990-2008.

Meanwhile, Anil Kumble sits at the number one spot among the highest wicket-takers for India in Tests.  He picked 619 wickets at an exceptional average of 29.65 economy of 2.69 and strike rate of 65.90.

Anil Kumble is the leading wicket-taker for the Indian cricket team in ODIs with 337 wickets. He bowled at an average of 30.89 economy of 4.30 and strike rate of 43.00.

Meanwhile, The legendary leg spinner has a BE degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rashtreeya Vidyalaya College of Engineering, Bangalore. Notably, He got his degree in 1991-92.

Once while talking about the importance of education for cricket Anil Kumble had stated, “It helps to balance the good and bad. In cricket, you can’t guarantee success, so education equips you to deal with it.”

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