Engineer's XI: An XI featuring cricketers who hold an engineering degree

#9 Javagal Srinath (India)

Javagal Srinath, one of fastest bowlers to have played for India, made his debut in 1991. Srinath happened to India's most significant bowlers in the late 90s when his steep bounce and raw pace stumbled the best of the batsmen at that time.

Javagal featured in 67 Tests and 229 ODIs for India while taking 236 and 315 wickets respectively. The fiery paceman completed his BE in Instrumentation from Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering (SJCE) in Mysore.

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#10 Rajneesh Gurbani (India)

Rajneesh Gurbani, a fast bowling prodigy from Nagpur, rose to the occasion on the back of his excellent performances for Vidarbha in Ranji Trophy. Gurbani played an influential role in Vidarbha's run to their maiden Ranji Trophy title in the season 2017-18. His hat-trick in the finals of Ranji Trophy 2017-18 paved the way for Vidarbha's victory against Delhi.

Rajneesh has done majors in Civil Engineering from KDK (Karmaveer Dadasaheb Kannamwar) College in Nagpur. So far, the young paceman has played 21 FC games. From 21 FC games, he has scalped 78 at an average of 21.88. Moreover, he also has six five-wicket hauls and a solitary ten-wicket haul to his name.

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#11 S Venkataraghavan (India)

S Venkataraghavan, a part of India's legendary spin quartet in the 1960s and 1970s, completed his graduation from College of Engineering, Guindy. A recipient of the prestigious Padma Shri in the year 2003, Venkataraghavan was known for his classical off-spinners that tormented the batsmen more often than not.

The TN spinner represented India in 57 Tests, and 15 ODIs. Although he failed miserably in the 50-over format, his Test bowling exploits were enough to call him a legend. From 57 Tests, he grabbed 156 wickets which also include three five-wicket hauls and a solitary ten-wicket haul. Post his cricketing career, he also served as an umpire and officiated six Ashes Test matches as well. Besides, he also officiated in three World Cups - 1996,1999, and 2003.