Dogged by a string of poor performances, the young Stuart ditched the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to be part of the controversial, now defunct Indian Cricket League in 2007. The BCCI responded by promptly slapping a two-year ban on players playing in the ICL. Consequently, Binny was not eligible to be a part of even KSCA line-ups.
In 2009, players associated with the ICL received official pardon and were allowed to return to the fold, marking a new beginning in Stuart's career. Much like his father Roger Binny — the highest wicket-taker of the tournament in India's victorious 1983 World Cup campaign — was in the larger national context, Stuart gradually went on to establish himself as Karnataka's go-to man.
He didn't have the greatest of starts to his first-class career when he made his debut for Karnataka in the Ranji Trophy as a 19-year old in the 2003-04 season. He didn't score in the first innings. He was then included in the team as an all-rounder, but failed with both bat and ball. The rough ride continued into the 2004-05 season.
His presence in the team was questioned. It didn't help that he was the son of a former India star.
"There was a lot of talk at the time and I found it disturbing. This was at a time when I was trying to figure out whether I wanted to take up cricket as a career or not," Stuart said. The unfavourable remarks made no sense to his father Roger, who preferred to stay away from state selection. "I was never bothered by those remarks. Eventually, Stuart silenced all his critics once he started performing," Roger, who is South Zone's representative in the national selection panel, said.
In 2007, when the ICL was launched, Binny found himself in the limelight. He played for Hyderabad Heroes and said his biggest take-away from the tournament was confidence. He went on to score 804 runs at an average of 25.93, and claimed 17 wickets.
When Stuart was given a chance to return to the Karnataka side for the 2009-10 Ranji Trophy season, he turned in a poor card, but recovered quickly enough the following year. In 2010-11, he scored 428 runs at an average of 47.55. He improved on that, scoring 742 runs and claiming 20 wickets to finish as the fifth highest run-getter in the 2011-12 season when he scored his maiden hundred. He was subsequently honoured with the Lala Amarnath award for the best all-rounder.
Stuart, 29, skippered the state side in the Ranji Trophy last season, where Karnataka were the losing quarterfinalists. He has just returned from a holiday in the Andaman Islands with glamorous sports anchor Mayanti Langer, whom he married a year ago. Stocky build and close crop, he carried the load of leading the side well, scoring 612 runs at an average of 47.07.
His sparkling run carried into the Indian Premier League, where he turned out for Rajasthan Royals under Rahul Dravid, scoring 293 runs and claiming six wickets.
The all-rounder is reaping the benefits of a new fitness regimen which, coupled with his consistency in the last couple of seasons, saw him feature in the India 'A' squad during their recent tour of South Africa. That experience should stand him in good stead as he turns out for the Royals in the T20 Champions League later this month.
At 28, Roger Binny had already established himself as the one of the more reliable allrounders in world cricket. It is not the same case with his son, who is finding success relatively late in his career.
"Some sportsmen find success late in their career. In Stuart's case, he was lacking in confidence in the initial stages," Karnataka coach J Arun Kumar said. "In the early stages, he had a lot of competition for the all-rounder's spot in the side. He had to work really hard. Now he has established himself as the best all-rounder in the state. He has nothing to worry about now, and he's playing freely."
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Full name: Stuart Terence Roger Binny
Born: June 3, 1984, Bangalore, Karnataka
Age: 29 years Major teams: Hyderabad Heroes, ICL India XI, Karnataka, Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals
Playing role: All-rounder
Batting style: Right-hand bat
Bowling style: Right-arm medium
Father: Roger Binny
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