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 India’s pace spearhead, Javagal Srinath, today retired from Test cricket. Srinath said he would now concentrate on next year’s World Cup. Srinath said he had made his mind known to skipper Sourav Ganguly and coach John Wright before returning from the West Indies. “They were not keen on my decision (to quit). They said there is still cricket left in me.”
He said he wanted to be in “perfect shape” and the “right frame of mind” for the World Cup, solely focusing on the big event. “I am very keen to play the World Cup.”
A pinch-hitter as well, Srinath, who had a stint with Gloucestershire in 1995, said the decision to retire from Test cricket was his own and he was fully satisfied with his 12-year career.
“I had a good stint in both Test cricket and one-dayers,” he said, but added that he was disappointed to some extent. “I could have done better,” Srinath remarked. He said it was sad India was not winning many matches abroad and also noted that during his career also, India could not find a solution to this.
Among his “highs” were the recent win against the West Indies in Trinidad and leg-spinner Anil Kumble’s 10-wicket haul which enabled India beat Pakistan at New Delhi.
Asked if he would come back to Test cricket if given a “desperate call”, he said he did not really know. He hoped that such a situation did not arise, and added that his retirement was final.
To a question, the “ageing warhorse” said he could not have gone on and on and remarked: “It’s good to see a lot of fast bowlers coming up.”
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