Kris Srikkanth smashes first Test century in explosive style | From the Vault

An entertaining opening bat (just look at the cherries!) in 72 Test innings for India, Kris Srikkanth's first Test century came in the 1985-1986 series against Australia at the SCG where he hit an explosive 116 off 117 in an opening stand of 191 with the great Sunil Gavaskar.
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[@coolsurgeonintown]

The father of bazball cricket. Man is playing fast bowling with no helmet ! He was born ready ! Dhilluku dhudu macha ❤

[@RengasamyRanganathan]

But after facing Wasim Akram in 87/88 is attacking fast bowler somewhat reduced..He couldt overcome against Akram.. then got injured at the start of 89 WI tour, did not played any test there.. 89 Pakistan tour as captain was success, but as a player great disappointment... Could not able to find place for NZ tour for different reason...

[@muthuswamyvaidyalingam5036]

​@@RengasamyRanganathan in 1987 - Srikanth hit a test century at Chepauk against imran/Wasim. In the same season, he hit odi century at Eden garden

[@RengasamyRanganathan]

@@muthuswamyvaidyalingam5036 both he scored at the start of the long tour..In those days, odi are played in between Tests... He was troubled by Wasim after these 100s for rest of series.. But he had good outing against Hadlee when NZ toured India.. He was not the same batsman after West Indies tour..

[@tonyroy8123]

I hated this b/strad always.

[@sammyspoint1293]

Those days i think they didn't bowl bouncers...

[@balasubramaniani5881]

8:05 That pose😂🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@me-vn9wk]

😂 it is like asking the bowler ' ippo enna pannuva'

[@nishanthyuvaraj1388]

that raja bagavuth pose

[@youcantseemeeee]

😂

[@bollywoodscenesandudayansh5947]

It was a popular style in late 80s and early 90s

[@shubhamraut7860]

swag! but that just shows how casual he got which led to his downfall next ball, a ball he should played preferably on off side he ended up playing on leg side and ended up dragging!

[@Boucha]

No words❤️❤️ Antha periya manusan evala jolly ah sinna pasanga koda pesitu irukaaru🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@princegamingyt7763]

Avarum manushan than

[@chinumarymary6901]

The legend.... First T20 player in the world.... K srikanth...

[@vnaveen1981]

Viv Richards also..

[@strangex3458]

S.

[@Thomas312]

Kris Srikanth inspired his Aggression batting from Viv Richards & Gordon Greenidge

[@chinumarymary6901]

@@Thomas312 yes... Krish is our indian know....

[@kusumsamaradiwakara7272]

Sanath jayasuria

[@seeveraa5505]

On the way to AVM school at my 7th standard, wearing a military bag in both of my shoulders, holding an umbrella in one hand & hearing the commentary of this Sydney match with a pocket radio by the other hand, on a rainy day in Chennai, Srikkanth too raining with runs. Kriss smashes 4 consecutive boundaries of Australian Dave Gilbert, in his century knock, came to know through the transistor. No one in the road, but I saw a family watching this Sydney match in their home thru TV. Cant control my emotion & eagerness. Suddenly entered in that house & requested that family for allow me to watch Srikkanth innings. They permitted me & I enjoyed, Kriss's maiden ton. After that, went very late to school. But was excused because of heavy rain. Never forget those days which makes my eyes wet, even without rain...

[@raghu.r6841]

That’s really a story to remember

[@nogod114]

❣

[@Sivabharani]

❤

[@Nerdologist1]

@seeveraa5505 Uncle can I talk to you over email? Would love to hear your stories from the 80s while following cricket.

[@Santhosh_1212]

Hope, Madras streets might've been much more calm and less crowded.... I am a 1985 born and I wish that, I could've born a decade before... Good old days✨

[@manikandaraja9173]

8:05 after hitting boundry his attitude with the bat 💥🔥

[@rakeshmurali2342]

I knew I'll find this comment :D Cheeka style!

[@cinecric]

I noticed that...this kind of attitude is followed by pant in recent days

[@write2pras84]

82 of the 116 from boundaries. That's just phenomenal.

[@rangavembar]

What a treat to watch! Almost Viv Richards like innings. Those straight drives were just awesome.

[@onlyforytb]

Considering how much respect Cheeka has for Sir Viv, I'm sure he'd love this comment!

[@vinniche]

I would say this innings is better than Vivs.

[@rangavembar]

@@vinniche You can't compare Viv and Cheeka. I have been fortunate to see both play. Viv was a class apart. Cheeka has played some great innings too.

[@fjasdfjdsakfjalfsjdalksfakjlk]

@@vinniche Oh, you would? Thank you.

[@KI-kx2jy]

​@@rangavembar what's your age?

[@nathanwilliams2152]

What a batting lineup. Srikkanth, Gavaskar, Amarnath, Azhar and Dilip Vengsarkar, with Shastri and Kirmani to follow.

[@vinoojacob5819]

Kapil Dev too

[@kaushikchakraborti5671]

And Kapil

[@SanG-tc3gb]

Still managed to win only 16 matches and lost 68 in 80s decade...

[@lakshmankumar7046]

He is like father of sehwag in terms of batting such aggressively 🔥🔥🙏.. hitting A maiden ton on Aussies pitch that easily.. that too just off 97 balls in a test match, almost 40yrs ago ... 🙏🔥🔥 my god! Just speechless. I wonder how India missed to celebrate such a brilliant cricketer..

[@parasuramb5656]

he was Indias test cricket captain .. and the BCCI controversy and some security issues in Pakistan brought curtain of his Captaincy and his career...

[@lakshmankumar7046]

@@parasuramb5656 I see!! I'm unaware of this!

[@shubs3566]

@@abusid4588 I'd really be interested to see what Rohit Sharma would achieve without the half-tree-trunk bats they carry around these days.

[@govindrajan9887]

​@@abusid4588may be not consistent but gave explosive starts for the rest to follow. Facing those fast bowlers at that.

[@karthikrajagopalan5130]

The bats those days were not so gr8 for aggressive cricket, imagine chikka with current bats

[@ramkrushna72]

My Father used to tell me that during those days of cricket, Srikkanth was so brutal, and was so entertaining as well , but never watched anything of him so far, thanks for uploading that anyways.

[@gregsmith451]

God it seems like yesterday watching this!!! I struggle to believe its been nearly 40 years since!!!!! Australia were truly woeful during that period in test cricket, but I still watched every ball bowled in the tests & one dayers and loved it all!!! :)

[@michaelgpartridge2384]

You’re my kind of guy👍

[@Batlock221b]

Those who are making fun of him see the utter sheer confidence of him, standing at the crease when hitting a stroke/drive 😎. Legend for a reason

[@alappara_kelappurom778]

Those guys don't know what is cricket 😂😂😂

[@Niranjana211]

Namma cheeka va ithu 😮❤ appave thilluku thuddu batting 😍

[@Barathnarayanan]

Look at the confident way in which he watches the ball go to the boundary after driving them hard, without even trying to run! PURE BADASS! The last boundary - he just drove it hard, tucked his hand behind his hips and watched it reached the boundary 😅 What a legend!

[@gunaraj3226]

Tears come those divine days of cricket🏏

[@srinivask1003]

There is a by runner for Srikanth. And most runs came from boundaries. Bravo!

[@striker44]

L. Sivaramakrishnan is the by-runner.

[@mrmprm8732]

K.Srikanth became first Indian batsman to score test ton at Sydney Cricket Ground.

[@munishgupta5101]

Dashing opener ever in India, He was the legend of that time.

[@ash4640]

100 runs of 97 balls in Test cricket 37 years before, Father of Slog Cricket (with cleanly timed shots); had he played the one days with15 over restriction and the T20 cricket we would've seen many more records set (than jayasurya and kaluwitharana combined); this guy smashed 80s windies and aussie fast bowlers with no helmet on; when I was quite young remember seeing Srikkanth in a testmatch again'st west indies in chepauk and his bat speed for every shot was phenomenol, probably he has the fastest bat speed till now

[@injetiabednego]

Srikanth played when the power play in the first 15 overs started

[@rameshchitor1019]

such entertainment, domination and fearless cricket. True class. Considering he scored only 2 hundreds, shows how much more he could have achieved.

[@thiruvetti]

He always underestimated himself. Even now he talks as if his batting was just lucky. Wish someone had spoke to him and told how good he was.

[@rameshchitor1019]

@@thiruvetti we have quality coaches now. Back in those days, there was lack of focus on fitness, coaching to take the game to the next level.

[@ManishKumar-rh9sh]

Hope the T20 generation is watching this savage century by Kris Srikant.

[@vmsrinivas6230]

Gavaskar once said in an interview that he thought a straight drive by a batsman was the ultimate insult for any bowler. Going by Gavaskar's opinion Srikanth insulted Aussie bowlers several times in this match. Only Sehwag who came much later was capable of treating the bowlers with more contempt than Srikanth. But in his time there was no one like Srikanth !

[@lakheswarkalita6097]

Do u consider the quility of bowler at his time .

[@rnshalgar]

@@lakheswarkalita6097 Against Australia in Australia has never been easy.

[@SN-95]

A certain Viv Richards laughing in the corner :)

[@vrtbalaji6399]

​@@SN-95even viv never often start the game as srikanth did

[@sunilroyalnestedavanaparam5142]

@@lakheswarkalita6097 correct. There is no McGrath, Bretlee & Caspro in those days.

[@ASHUTOSH-im6pp]

Look at the size of the field. Today's grounds are maybe 50%-60% of this size.

[@human6729]

Not that short but 80%

[@seethakowsalya8144]

Srikanth used to play test matches like one day matches. In 1986-87 Sharjah cup one day international match against West Indies, who at that time were fearful, Srikanth opened the inning for India while chasing. Malcom Marshal was the bowler. The very first ball was hit to 6 , next ball 4 and clean bowled in the 3rd ball. Such was his attacking mind, And, at that time Malcom was the fastest bowler in the world

[@fjasdfjdsakfjalfsjdalksfakjlk]

Maybe he wasn't confident of lasting an over against Marshall. Might as well swing at every ball in that case.

[@king_has_no_clothskul8635]

@@fjasdfjdsakfjalfsjdalksfakjlk PAGAL HO KYA?DID YOU EVEN WATCH WORLD CUP FINALS 1983? THAT PITCH WAS SEAMING AND HIM AND GAVASKAR DID NOT LOSE ANY WICKET TILL LIKE 15 OVER. SO SURELY SRIKANT KNEW HOW TO PLAY SLOW. AND MALCOM WAS AT HIS PEAK DURING THAT TIME.

[@miltondev7573]

Yes. I remember that match

[@sundaramvenkataraman9592]

This match is available in you tube marshal vs srikkanth

[@king_has_no_clothskul8635]

@@sundaramvenkataraman9592 so what is your point? srikant is an icon in his own right. on his day he destroyed one n all and his record speaks for themselves. he was instrumental in india winning world cup and championship trophy. Go and ask people who have bowled to srikant and being tonked including one IMRAN KHAN. ------------- who chased that tie match? KRIS SRIKANT. INDIA BUNGLED UP AFTER HE GOT OUT! ---------- HE REPLACED ONE N ONLY GUNDAPPA VISHI. -------------- HE HAD GREAT FUNDAMENTALS. HOOK/PULL/DRIVE/CUT WERE ALL NATURAL. ---------------- HE FIDDLED OUTSIDE OFF BECAUSE HE WANTED TO SCORE IN ONE DAYERS. SRIKANT WAS IN FULL FLOW WHEN GAVASKAR WAS HIS PARTNER AND HELD HIS FORT SO THAT HE COULD PLAY FREELY. ONCE GAVASKAR RETIRED IT WAS DOWNHILL AS OTHER END HAD NO SOLIDITY AND HE WAS CAUGHT IN BETWEEN DEFENDING AND ATTACKING. DESPITE THAT HE STILL BECAME CAPTAIN GOT A DRAW AND WHEN HE FELL INDIA LOST NEHRU CUP!! HE IS A PIONEER AND EXCELLENT PERSON BOTH OUTSIDE N INSIDE THE GROUND. WELL, INDIA WON WORLD CUP WHEN HE WAS A SELECTOR BECAUSE HE APPROACHES PROBLEM WITH OPEN MIND. ------------------ LAST TIME I CHECKED MALCOM MARSHAL AT HIS PEAK EVEN HAD GAVASKAR ON THE MAT AND GAVASKAR CAME 5 DOWN!!! ------------------- SRIKANT IS A PIONNER IN SHORT FORMAT AND ONE OF THE FINEST CRICKETERS. ------- WHEN SHASTRI WAS SOLID AT THE OTHER END HE SCORED RUNS AS WELL. BOTH HIM AND SHASTRI DID A YOMEN SERVICE TO INDIAN CRICKET! BOTH VERY SMART THOUGH SHASTRI IS MORE ON GLAMOROUS SIDE BUT BOTH ARE QUITE GRITTY AND DONT BE FOOLED BY THEIR CASUAL DEMEANOUR. UNDER SHASTRI INDIA WON BACK TO BACK IN AUSTRALAI NO MATTER HOW WEAK THEY WERE. NO COUNTRY AS EVER DONE IT. PAK HAS NEVER WON IN AUSTRALIA COME TO THINK OF IT. IN 1985 SRIKANT WAS IN FULL FLOW AND BUT FOR RAIN INDIA WOULD HAVE ALREADY PUNKED AUSSIES --1985/86. THEY COULD NOT DEFEND CHAMPIONSHIP AS VISHAWAATH AND SIVARMAN WERE BOTH OUT OF FORM AND OUT. ---------------------- AND AZHARUDDIN ARRIVED ON THE SCENE AND HE HAMMERED ENGLAND AT WILL! ---------------------- THAT TEAM BETWEEN 1983-1987 WAS TREMENDOUS ONLY THAT SIXER FROM MIANDAD AND RISE OF AKRAM STOPPED THE INDIAN JUGGERNAUT. -------------------- EVEN IN 1987 WORLD CUP INDIA WERE FIRM FAVORITES TILL MANIDAR HAD NO CLUE TO GOOCHES SWEEPES!!! IT COST HIM HIS CAREER! -------------------------- THESE FOLKS HAVE NO IDEA.

[@Thomas312]

7:03 scored 100 in 97 Balls 😮

[@pimlico_qld]

I liked Gavaskars reaction when he got bowled. True partner.

[@narendrantcr9902]

👍

[@yashsahu1842]

Bats those days weren't as thick as they are now, and boundaries were bigger too, yet this man would hit boundaries for fun same goes for kapil dev and viv richards

[@kolaru714]

Yow cheeka nee periya kai tha semma 😮💥💯

[@sivaleo]

😂😂

[@SaiKoundinya]

I was in high school those days..1985/86 Srikkanth was my favourite..wish T20 was there then !

[@practicingminimalism4710]

I still remember, when was Cheeka batting, everything would come to a stand still. Every TV shop would get crowded. The moment Cheeka gets out, the croud would disperse. Later on Sachin pulled such a crowd for a long time.

[@akshaydhoni9769]

The number of straight drives he played effortlessly amazes me 😍🤩 authoritative batting this from our cheeka 🤩

[@arijitsengupta9766]

He was a delightful cricketer. It was sheer joy to watch him play. Unassuming and unpredictable.

[@srinivasanv633]

Kris srikanth what an entertainer play test innings in odi mode sehwag follows it with his uniqueness boss for England bazball harry brook batting style

[@dilipkrishnanbalakrishnan7439]

Hitting 20 rows back in this kind of huge stadium wow 😮

[@sajjankumar7372]

Thanks cricket australia for this highlight

[@seniorsergeanttomcroydon6401]

And thanks Greg Ritchie for some awful catching.

[@always.entertain]

Kris Srikanth who use to treat all the bowlers equally. In 1987 vs pak at eden gardens ODI he scored 123 of 103... bowlers were Imran Akram.

[@asiahgas5812]

Simply outstanding innings. Look at the audacious shots man and the Australian crowd cheering Cheeka sir. This video is worth more than GOLD.

[@josephdias7382]

Kris Srikkanth - the invincible, foremost gladiator, to tear bowlers to invisible shreds

[@GANGSTERS3D]

Macha vera level batting da dei

[@murali2787]

Alan border was in awe of chikkas batting..He was there along with viv richards as the most distructive batsmen of his era. And no opening batsman was like him till he arrived. He is the one who created a path for others to score fast inside 15 overs using field restrictions .grame hick, jaya suriya were his followers.

[@fjasdfjdsakfjalfsjdalksfakjlk]

Have you heard of Gordon Greenidge and Roy Fredericks? Desmond Haynes as well. Srikanth was a very entertaining player, but please don't build him up to be anything more than that.

[@deveshanilsawant3416]

he was talented but wasn't the most destructive player of the era, not even close.

[@Ram-emgeen]

There was a 22 run over against a spinner and a 15 run over against a fast bowler. The aussie bowlers or at least Gavaskar should have reminded Srikkanth that T20 had not been invented yet😀

[@SriAiyerRS]

He makes it look so easy. K Srikkanth, our heart throb of the 80s and early 90s.

[@syedfayaz2149]

Mr.k.srikanth,always fights for 💙🏏lndia 🏏💙

[@ananthanagnarayanarao7565]

Dashing Opener of those time. He is the one who started fast scoring.

[@infidelhindu]

I think Gordon Greenidge preceded him in that department

[@Thomas312]

​@@infidelhinduyes he is fan of Viv & Greenidge

[@infidelhindu]

@@Thomas312 Haynes wasn't a fast scorer: he was an anchor. It was Greenidge, Richards, Richardson who did the fast scoring around him

[@Thomas312]

@@infidelhindu yes

[@user-jn7bq8wh1e]

India's first T20 player @8:11 just standing with his hands at the back after a 4!😅

[@RR_theproahole]

Because he has runner who is doing all the running

[@rajeshlodhiya9150]

He was a very powerful opening batsman on those days Salute to Chika

[@Mission6378]

Patta bagiyam patati legiyam 💥💥 Thalaivareyyyy

[@ashwinikumar8525]

Those were the days when I used to enjoy Cricket

[@geethabalraj6750]

Awsome batting...no body could stop srikanth 4 sum time...4 modern people...thats srikanth 4 u...true batting on fearsome bowling

[@gorillagiri7327]

Master blaster of India at that point of time 🔥

[@MrSoulMonk]

Srikkanth never cared who the bowler was. If there was a chance to crack a six or a four, he never missed it. People were afraid to bowl to him and wanted him out of the field as soon as possible since the longer he stayed the more runs he scored. I admire this fearless batsman to this day- the Vivian Richards of the Indian team.

[@suhrtInsights]

What an innings! Srikanth was playing T20 cricket 40 years ago! Absolute delight to watch!

[@pranavprasadk9295]

Those crowd applause after every boundaries says it all.. What a player. What a cricket fans😍

[@vekatachalamanikandan1613]

He is the first master blaster of cricket.

[@rajasekhardhulipala4311]

Thanks to Cricket Australia for the upload and the commentry of Bill Lawry,Ian Chappel,Tony Greig and the presenter Richie Benaud still lingering in my ears....

[@ashisroy8895]

ONE OF THE BEST EXPLOSIVE OPENER DURING HIS DAYS.

[@aadnan111222]

Fantabulous innings CHIKA

[@832k03]

Cheeka after hitting every balls over the boundary: Podu shakka. Dhilluku dhuttu batting machaa 🔥 🔥

[@nskreviews923]

The original hard hitter of the ball for Bharat , only Sehwag could match his stature , K shrikant will be remembered for ever

[@NGT_Mathi]

Chekka Sir Sambavam Till watch in 2024 🔥

[@ftalk5401]

What a superb batting.....enjoyed it to the maximum.... Kris was way ahead of his times..... A treat to watch....

[@ytuser903]

Man BazBalling in the 80s.

[@grajiv1979]

No..England is Kris Balling now...

[@rajanmoses]

K Srikanth the original master blaster of India. Fearless.

[@sudarshansanju6103]

Dhilluku dhuddu battting❤

[@nitindaniel9516]

Thats AUSTRALIAN CROWD for y' all! Appreciated good cricket!!

[@footballspiritual9702]

I was born in 1986, a time when the legend of Kapil & Srikanth was at its peak. My parents had 2 choices to name me.. They chose Shrikanth😂

[@curiousfactsashishmishra4744]

His all innings were fearless,legend sir shrikant ❤

[@anielambardar1210]

One of the greatest hitters of Indian Cricket.

[@mysteryuntold1489]

srikkanth to sehwag to rohit sharma to prithvi shaw THE OPENING LEGACY CONTINUES

[@aviratshete]

What a fearless batter!

[@_MADRIX_]

He is playing test cricket like T20 😮

[@narayankylm]

I think Sir Viv Richards and Mr Srikhanth are two explosive players during 80-90s

[@shriramjoshi7855]

Brilliant cricketing by Shrikanth

[@Casabianka]

Hi.. No doubt srik is an exciting player... He is more a pinch hitter and quick scorer... He's also Nick named a Gada Player of Marina cricket grounds during my college days. Exciting to watch his batting style those days...

[@tukaibaba5606]

Batsman extraordinaire. Dynamite 🧨

[@suryanarayanachennai9415]

A gifted batsmen opener and useful bowler loved by every body

[@gowshikmass5823]

poduuu sekkaaa machaa ✨ vintage chiikaa

[@mohammedrajabudeen2054]

What a Classic!!

[@SenthilKumar-ep4qp]

தில்லுக்கு துட்டு batting cheeka sir T20 mode in 80's 🔥🔥🔥🇮🇳🙏

[@rohinisundar2878]

Srikanth was top scorer for india in 1983 victorious world cup finals with 38 runs out of indian total 183 runs❤

[@bhosale2000]

Shrikkanth's batting was always free minded batting he did not think about results and scoring century in his mind ..but opening with new ball and watching him batting ..winderful🎉

[@SuryaSurya-bq9su]

Enna batting da machhaaa😂❤🎉

[@srinivasans3228]

He is the person who taught the world about quick scoring

[@dr.feliximmanuel]

patta baagiyam padaati laegium batting! cheeka 🎉🎉

[@chandraprakashbangaru7299]

He played cricket like a mad max....once he scored a similar century against Pakistan bowling attack, consist of Imran and two W's. He played like a panther even a legend like Sunil Gavaskar would admire his shorts with a cheeky smile from the other end. Salute to the favorite son of India Krish Srikkanth....

[@fr9714]

Classy Australian fans. Look at them clapping for Indians so well

[@tonystark6095]

The guy made Australia 'potlam' in 80s

[@sriindia2003]

We are in the same page brother ! CHeeky cheeka

[@SyedHussain07]

😂

[@deep0009]

Massive respect to the great Richie Benaud! It's nostalgic and always a pleasure to listen to channel 9 commentary down under! ❤

[@aakashraj4714]

Wow what a century by cheeka sir

[@subbaraoguruprasad5749]

Legendary Imran once said about srikanth "I don't know where to pitch the ball when srikanth is batting ". I think this is enough to tell about srikanth 's calibre.

[@VVS167]

Cheeka’s day out💕

[@aravindcr7995]

What a wonderful knock and a player way ahead of times❤

[@ezhila6337]

Unbiased Aussie audience ❤

[@s-k-m-r847]

Patta bagyam padatta legiyam 🤩

[@sridharchittur1136]

The man who taught india how to play fast crucket

[@MN-gi4xy]

Explosive batting 🔥🔥🔥🔥 awesome

[@sumanthshastri4056]

Cheeky cheeka awesome !!!!!! ♥

[@RajeshYadav-pu8uc]

Superb Strokeplay by Shrikant 🎉🎉

[@abeerahamed193]

8:17 Patta baakiyam padalana leliyam😂

[@iiigraghu]

I thoroughly enjoyed this live telecast. A Great Knock💐🙏