Krishnamachari "Kris" Srikkanth (Tamil: [sɾiːkaːnt̪]; pronunciationⓘ; born 21 December 1959), also known as Cheeka, is a former Indian cricketer and coach.

He has served as a captain of the Indian cricket team and chairman of the men's selection committee later.

Srikkanth was part of the Indian team that won the 1983 Cricket World Cup and top scored with 38 runs in the finals against the West Indies.

He also won the 1985 World Championship of Cricket with the Indian team, in which he was the top run getter for India.

Srikkanth made his debut for the Indian team at the age of 21 in a One Day International (ODI) against England in Ahmedabad in November 1981.

Srikkanth made his One Day International (ODI) debut at the age of 21, against England in Ahmedabad on 25 November 1981.

[16] He scored his second and last test century against the visiting Pakistan at his home ground at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai in February 1987.

[20] In the process, he became the second person ever to record the feat of scoring a fifty and taking a five for in the same ODI match after Viv Richards.

[27] He was named as part of the Indian team that competed in the 1992 Cricket World Cup and holds the unusual record of scoring the only run ever scored in international cricket at Ray Mitchell Oval, in Mackay, Australia when the only international match ever hosted at the venue was washed out after two deliveries.

[28] He retired from international cricket in March 1992 after the world cup with his last match coming against South Africa at Adelaide.

[32] On 18 February 2008, he was named as an ambassador for the Chennai Super Kings franchise for the inaugural season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) T20 competition.

[33] On 27 September 2008, he was appointed as the Chief Selector of the Indian cricket team and served in the position till 2011.

[34] The selection committee led by him picked up the Indian team that won its second ever Cricket World Cup in 2011.

[36] In June 2013, Srikkanth participated in the sixth season of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, a dance competition.