Prashanth Menon
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Prashanth Chettuvatty Menon (b. January 18, 1977, Chavakkad, Kerala) is an Indian first class cricketer. He is a right handed lower order batsman and right arm fast medium bowler. He represents Kerala
in Ranji Trophy. Together with Renjith Menon
and Tinu Yohannan
, Prashanth Menon formed a formidable pace trio, which revived the fortunes of the Kerala cricket team during the early 21st century.
and Renjith Menon
he made lethal pace combination. Injuries and lack of form cut short what could have been a very promising career. He last represented Kerala Ranji team was back in 2004. Now Prashanth is working with Reserve Bank of India.
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
in Ranji Trophy. Together with Renjith Menon
Renjith Menon
Renjith Menon is an Indian first class cricketer. He is a right handed lower order batsman and right arm fast medium bowler. He represents Kerala in the Ranji Trophy. He represented Kerala in a total of 9 First Class and 8 List A matches.-External links:**...
and Tinu Yohannan
Tinu Yohannan
Tinu Yohannan is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed fast medium bowler. He plays first class cricket for Kerala. He is the first Kerala Ranji player to play Test and one day cricket for India....
, Prashanth Menon formed a formidable pace trio, which revived the fortunes of the Kerala cricket team during the early 21st century.
Early years
Prashanth was born in Chavakkad and brought up in Thrissur. He had completed his studies from St. Thomas College Thrissur where he was the Captain of the college cricket team.Playing career
With his consistent performance the state selectors picked him for the Kerala state team for the year 1998-99. Along with Former Indian pacer Tinu YohannanTinu Yohannan
Tinu Yohannan is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed fast medium bowler. He plays first class cricket for Kerala. He is the first Kerala Ranji player to play Test and one day cricket for India....
and Renjith Menon
Renjith Menon
Renjith Menon is an Indian first class cricketer. He is a right handed lower order batsman and right arm fast medium bowler. He represents Kerala in the Ranji Trophy. He represented Kerala in a total of 9 First Class and 8 List A matches.-External links:**...
he made lethal pace combination. Injuries and lack of form cut short what could have been a very promising career. He last represented Kerala Ranji team was back in 2004. Now Prashanth is working with Reserve Bank of India.