31 August 2012 :: Javagal Srinath was born on August 31, 1969 in Mysore, Karnataka. He is a former Indian cricketer. He was a frontline fast bowler for the Indian cricket team until his retirement, being the second Indian pace bowler after Kapil Dev to take 200 Test wickets. One ball during the 1996 tour of South Africa measured 156 km/h (97 mph). He also clock 154.5 km/h (96.0 mph) at the 1999 World Cup. He is the leading wicket taker from India in World cups with 44 wickets in 1992, 1996, 1999, 2003 Cricket World Cup
Srinath was born in [Hassan, Arsikere(Tq) in Karnataka in a Brahmin family. He was attracted towards cricket right from an early age. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Instrumentation Technology from [Sri Jayachamarajendra college of engineering], Mysore. He was earlier married to Jyothsna in 1999 but both decided to split away with mutual understanding. He remarried in 2008 to Madhavi Patravali a journalist.
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