Subramaniam Badrinath is a former Indian cricketer. He was the captain of Tamil Nadu Cricket team. He is a right-handed middle order batsman of the team. He has represented India in One Day International and test matches. Subramaniam Badrinath has been one of the consistent performers on the domestic circuit, piling on runs almost at will. He was a prolific scorer for Tamil Nadu in first class cricket.
Early Life of Subramaniam Badrinath
Subramaniam Badrinath was born on August 30, 1980 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He studied in Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan School and completed his higher studies in Guru Nanak College, Chennai.
Career of Subramaniam Badrinath
In First-Class cricket, Subramaniam Badrinath captained Vidarbha and was captain of Tamil Nadu earlier. In 2008, Subramaniam Badrinath has signed for the Indian Premier League side Chennai Super Kings till 2013 and Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2015. He made his Test debut on 6th February 2010, scoring 56 in the first innings at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur. Subramaniam Badrinath has also represented the Indian Board President"s XI on several occasions.
International Career of Subramaniam Badrinath
Subramaniam Badrinath gained the selectors attention during the 2011 IPL where he became popular as "Mr Dependable" and reliable for Chennai Super Kings. Due to that, and his performance in the domestic season, he received a spot in the Indian squad for their tour of the West Indies. Following the retirement of V. V. S. Laxman, Subramaniam Badrinath was called back to the Indian Test cricket team to play New Zealand at home.
In August 2018, Subramaniam Badrinath retired from all forms of cricket.
Batting and Fielding Averages of Subramaniam Badrinath
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
| Tests | 2 | 3 | 0 | 63 | 56 | 21 | 178 | 35.39 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| ODIs | 7 | 6 | 1 | 79 | 27* | 15.8 | 172 | 45.93 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T20Is | 1 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 37 | 116.21 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-Class | 145 | 216 | 28 | 10245 | 250 | 54.49 | 32 | 45 | 96 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 144 | 132 | 19 | 4164 | 134 | 36.84 | 5545 | 75.09 | 6 | 28 | 54 | 0 | ||
| Twenty20 | 142 | 110 | 30 | 2300 | 71* | 28.75 | 2040 | 112.74 | 0 | 13 | 217 | 42 | 27 | 0 |
Bowling Averages of Subramaniam Badrinath
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
| Tests | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ODIs | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T20Is | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-Class | 145 | 1359 | 741 | 14 | Feb-19 | 52.92 | 3.27 | 97 | 0 | 0 | |||
| List A | 144 | 986 | 868 | 19 | Apr-93 | apr-93 | 45.68 | 5.28 | 51.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 142 | 2 | 18 | 22 | 1 | Jan-16 | Jan-16 | 22 | 7.33 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Statistics of Subramaniam Badrinath
| Test Debut | India v South Africa at Nagpur, Feb 6-9, 2010 |
| Last Test | India v South Africa at Kolkata, Feb 14-18, 2010 |
| Test Statistics | - |
| ODI Debut | Sri Lanka v India at Dambulla, Aug 20, 2008 |
| Last ODI | West Indies v India at North Sound, Jun 13, 2011 |
| ODI Statistics | - |
| Only T20I | West Indies v India at Port of Spain, Jun 4, 2011 |
| T20I Statistics | - |
| First-Class Debut | 2000/01 |
| Last First-Class | Hyderabad (India) v Mumbai at Raipur, Dec 23-27, 2016 |
| List A Debut | 2000/01 |
| Last List A | Hyderabad (India) v Services at Kolkata, Mar 6, 2017 |
| Twenty20 Debut | Andhra v Tamil Nadu at Visakhapatnam, Apr 3, 2007 |
| Last Twenty20 | Andhra v Hyderabad (India) at Chennai, Feb 3, 2017 |
