The South Zone cricket team represents southern India in first-class cricket. They have the third-best track record in the Duleep Trophy, having won it 11 times, with the best team, North Zone, having won it 17 times. So let's take a look at the Top 10 South Indian cricketers.
1. Javagal Srinath
Javagal Srinath was born(on August 31, 1969) in Mysore, Karnataka, and was a former Indian cricketer and current International Cricket Council (ICC) referee. He is considered one of India's best fast bowlers and the country's first fast bowler. He graduated from Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering in Mysore with a Bachelor of Engineering degree in instrumentation.
2. Anil Kumble
Anil Kumble, born (October 17, 1970) in Bangalore, Karnataka, is a former Indian cricket captain, coach, and commentator who played Test and One Day International cricket for his country during his international career. He earned a B.E. from Rashtreeya Vidyalaya College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering. He named "Jumbo" not only because his spinner deliveries are "as fast as a jumbo jet," but also because his feet are large, or "Jumbo," as his teammates observed.
3. VVS Laxman
Vangipurapu Venkata Sai Laxman, born (November 1, 1974) in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, is a former Indian international cricketer as a cricket commentator, a right-handed batsman who is known for his graceful stroke play. For his undergraduate studies, he enrolled in a medical school.
4. Rahul Dravid
Rahul Sharad Dravid was born (on January 11, 1973) in Indore, Madhya Pradesh is a former Indian cricketer and current head coach of the Indian national team. Dravid was the Head of Cricket at the National Cricket Academy before his appointment to the senior men's national team. He earned a commerce degree from St. Joseph's College of Commerce in Bangalore.
5. Sanju Samson
Sanju Viswanath Samson, born (November 11, 1994) in Pulluvila, Vizhinjam, Trivandrum, is an Indian international cricketer who currently captains Kerala in domestic cricket and the Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League. A top-order right-handed batter and wicketkeeper. Mar Ivanios College in Thiruvananthapuram awarded him a degree in English literature. His childhood ambition, aside from cricket, was to become an IPS officer.
6. Ambati Rayudu
Ambati Thirupathi Rayudu, born (September 23, 1985) in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, is an Indian professional cricketer and the current captain of the Andhra team in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy championship. As a right-handed batsman, he bats in the middle of the order. Rayudu graduated from Bhavan's Sri Ramakrishna Vidyalaya in Sainikpuri.
7. Mohammad Azharuddin
Mohammad Azharuddin, born (on December 8, 1963) in Hyderabad on February, is an Indian politician and former international cricketer. He was the Member of Parliament for Moradabad and the Working President of the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee. He attended All Saints High School in Hyderabad and earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Nizam College, Osmania University.
8. KL Rahul
Kannaur Lokesh Rahul Dravid was born (on April 18, 1992) in Bangalore but grew up in Mangalore. He is an Indian cricketer who currently serves as the vice-captain of the Indian national team in all formats. Rahul attended NITK English Medium School for high school and St. Aloysius College for pre-university. In domestic cricket, he represents Karnataka. He relocated to Bangalore to attend Jain University and further his cricket career.
9. Ravichandran Ashwin
Ravichandran Ashwin is from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, born (on September 17, 1986) in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He plays domestic cricket for Tamil Nadu as an all-rounder who bats right-handed and bowls right-arm off-break. He graduated from SSN College of Engineering with a BTech in Information Technology. His time at St. Bede's was especially significant because it housed a cricket academy.
10. Krishnamachari Srikkanth
Krishnamachari Srikkanth was born (December 21, 1959) in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, a former Indian cricket captain and a former chairman of the selection committee. Srikkanth is an electrical engineer who graduated from Chennai's College of Engineering, Guindy.
