Bowling the 1st innings vs DEFENDING the 2nd, the defence split by the batters' required run-rate he faced. Higher asking-rate tiers = batters must attack. All figures verified against the match record.
Venkatesh Prasad: 96 wickets at economy 2.86, average 35.00 in Test. Support bowler · Workhorse. Phase DNA, top victims and a peer map · matched to the match record.
Wickets: 96
Economy: 2.86
Average: 35.00
Strike rate: 73.34
Best figures: 6/33
4-wicket hauls: 1
5-wicket hauls: 7
Matches: 33
Country: India
Venkatesh Prasad's standout Test season was 1996, 37 wickets at an economy of 2.76.
A dot-ball machine, 78.2% of Venkatesh Prasad's deliveries are dots, well above the 71.2% league norm.