An attacking opening batsman, much like his father, Krish Srikkanth, Anirudha made his first-class debut in 2003-04 as a 16-year-old. He was in and out of the Tamil Nadu Ranji Trophy squad in the following seasons but has enjoyed greater success in the limited-overs format. His record in the Twenty20 format is impressive, finishing the fourth-highest run-getter in the inter-state Twenty20 tournament in 2007. That carried him into the list of 30 probables for the ICC World Twenty20. Over a span of five seasons, he played a total of 19 matches for the Chennai Super Kings and in IPL 2014, Anirudha will be a part of the Sunrisers Hyderabad.