Sriram started his cricketing career as a left-arm spinner and took 29 wickets on India's Under-19 tour of South Africa in the 1992–93 season. However, playing for
Tamil Nadu, it was his batting which brought him wider recognition. His most prolific season was in 1999-2000 when he scored 1075 runs in the
Ranji Trophy including 5 centuries, and was named as an
Indian Cricket Cricketer of the Year. Sriram was selected in 2000 for the first intake of the
National Cricket Academy in
Bangalore. His consistent domestic form resulted in a call-up to the
India national cricket team, and he made his
One Day International debut against
South Africa at Nagpur on 19 March 2000. However, a string of low scores meant that he lost his place in the squad after 6 matches. Sriram continued to score heavily in domestic cricket for Tamil Nadu, and he earned a second chance with the national team for the
tour of Bangladesh in 2004-05. He played in the first 2 ODIs, taking 3 wickets in the first, and scoring 57 in a losing cause in the second. However, this was to be his last match for India. He moved from Tamil Nadu to
Maharashtra in 2006 and later played for
Goa. Sriram has also played as an overseas player for the
Scottish Saltires in English domestic cricket in 2004, and has been regularly selected for the
South Zone cricket team in the
Duleep Trophy. In 2007, Sriram decided to sign with the
Indian Cricket League. Although he quit Indian Cricket League in 2009 and accepted an amnesty offer from the
BCCI to be considered for selection at international level. == Coaching career ==