Anantha Krishna

{{short description|Singaporean cricketer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Anantha Krishna

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| country = Singapore

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|2|1|df=yes}}

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| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm leg break

| role = Bowler

| international = true

| T20Idebutdate = 22 July

| T20Idebutyear = 2019

| T20Idebutagainst = Qatar

| T20Icap = 6

| lastT20Idate = 17 July

| lastT20Iyear = 2022

| lastT20Iagainst = Jersey

| date = 17 July 2022

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/775019.html Cricinfo

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| medals = {{MedalCountry| {{SGP}}}}

{{MedalSport|Men's Cricket}}

{{MedalCompetition|Southeast Asian Games}}

{{MedalGold|2017 Kuala Lumpur|Twenty20}}

{{MedalSilver|2017 Kuala Lumpur|50 over}}

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Anantha Krishna (born 1 February 1991) is a Singaporean cricketer.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/775019.html |title=Anantha Krishna |access-date=31 October 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} He played in the 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament, and was the leading wicket-taker for Singapore, with ten dismissals in six matches.{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=11823;team=23;type=tournament |title=ICC World Cricket League Division Three, 2017 - Singapore: Batting and bowling averages |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=31 October 2018}}

In August 2018, he was named in Singapore's squad for the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament.{{cite web|url=http://www.asiancricket.org/index.php/tournaments/acc-asia-cup-qualifier-2018/3275 |title=Singapore Team |work=Asian Cricket Council |access-date=23 August 2018}} In October 2018, he was named in Singapore's squad in the Eastern sub-region group for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Asia Qualifier tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/869213 |title=Exciting battle on the cards in the ICC World T20 Asia Qualifier B in Malaysia |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=2 October 2018}} Later the same month, he was named in Singapore's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Oman.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/894732 |title=Squads and match schedule announced for ICC World Cricket League Division 3 |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=31 October 2018}} He was the leading wicket-taker for Singapore in the tournament, with eleven dismissals in five matches.{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12716;team=23;type=tournament |title=ICC World Cricket League Division Three, 2018/19 - Singapore: Batting and bowling averages |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=19 November 2018}}

In July 2019, he was named in Singapore's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier tournament.{{cite web|url=http://singaporecricket.org/mens-senior/ |title=The SCA have announced the 14-man squad for the ICC T20 World Cup Asia Final |work=Singapore Cricket Association |access-date=15 July 2019}} He made his T20I debut for Singapore against Qatar on 22 July 2019.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1190767.html |title=1st Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Region Final at Singapore, Jul 22 2019 |work=ESPN cricinfo |access-date=22 July 2019}}

In September 2019, he was named in Singapore's squad for the 2019 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament.{{cite web |url=http://singaporecricket.org/the-sca-have-announced-the-14-man-squad-icc-mens-cwc-challenge-league-a-2019/ |title=The SCA have announced the 14-man squad – ICC Men's CWC Challenge League A – 2019 |access-date=8 September 2019 |work=Singapore Cricket Association }} He made his List A debut for Singapore, against Qatar, in the Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament on 17 September 2019.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1200439.html |title=2nd Match, CWC Challenge League Group A at Kuala Lumpur, Sep 17 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=17 September 2019}} In October 2019, he was named in Singapore's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.{{cite web|url=http://singaporecricket.org/icc-t20-world-cup-qualifier-2019-uae/ |title=ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier – UAE |work=Cricket Singapore |access-date=10 October 2019}} However, later that month he was ruled out of the tournament due to an injury.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1458420 |title=Replacement approved for Krishna in Singapore squad |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=20 October 2019}}