5 cricketers who went on to become match referees

#2 Javagal Srinath

Javagal Srinath was the most successful fast bowler to have played for India after Kapil Dev

Javagal Srinath is undoubtedly one of the best fast bowlers to have played cricket for India after the retirement of Kapil Dev. He was the leader of the Indian pace attack in the 1996, 1999 and 2003 editions of the World Cup. The right-arm fast bowler from Mysore was the only bright spot as far as fast bowlers were concerned for India in 1990s. He spearheaded the Indian pace attack for almost a decade. Srinath picked up 236 wickets in 67 Tests and 315 wickets in 229 ODIs.

After retiring from the game in the year 2003, Srinath made his debut as a match referee in 2006 and till date is a prominent and a well respected match referee having officiated in 309 international matches.