India's squad that beat Pakistan in Bangalore in the 1996 World Cup: Where are they now?

#11 Venkatapathy Raju

Raju could never really get out of Kumble’s shadows

The slow left arm bowler had match figures of 1 for 46 in his quota of 10 overs in the match. His lone scalp was that of Pakistani wicket-keeper Rashid Latif.

He didn’t have a very distinctive career for India. In fact, the spinner played his last ODI in 1996, a few months after this match. He has 93 Test scalps and 63 ODI in his brief career, and continued to play for Hyderabad till 2004.

Raju has served as a vice-president of the Hyderabad Cricket Association and was also a selector for Indian Cricket Team from the South Zone during 2007-2008. He has also coached Orissa and helped Associate sides like UAE and Thailand in his role as a development officer at the Asian Cricket Council.