Abey Kuruvilla

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{{short description|Indian cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2013}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2013}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Abey Kuruvilla
| image =
| country = India
| birth_place = [[Mannar, India|Mannar]], [[Alappuzha]], [[Kerala]], India
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|8|4|df=y}}
| batting = Right-hand bat
| bowling = Right-arm fast-medium
| columns = 2
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Tests]]
| matches1 = 10
| runs1 = 66
| bat avg1 = 6.60
| 100s/50s1 = –/–
| top score1 = 35[[not out|*]]
| deliveries1 = 1765
| wickets1 = 25
| bowl avg1 = 35.68
| fivefor1 = 1
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 5/68
| catches/stumpings1 = 0/–
| column2 = [[One Day International|ODIs]]
| matches2 = 25
| runs2 = 26
| bat avg2 = 3.71
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 7
| deliveries2 = 1131
| wickets2 = 25
| bowl avg2 = 35.60
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = n/a
| best bowling2 = 4/43
| catches/stumpings2 = 4/–
| date = 4 February
| year = 2006
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/30182.html ESPN Cricinfo
}}

'''Abey Kuruvilla''' {{Audio|Abey_Kuruvilla.ogg|pronunciation}} (born 4 August 1968) is a former [[India]]n pace bowler of the mid-1990s,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Abey Kuruvilla|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/30182.html|access-date=2020-11-04|website=Cricinfo}}</ref> notable for his {{convert|6|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on}} 1.98 meter height and broad frame.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/1229305/when-abey-kuruvilla-reached-for-the-sky |title=When Abey Kuruvilla reached for the sky |work=The Cricket Monthly |access-date=15 September 2020}}</ref> He grew up in the leafy suburb of [[Chembur]], [[Mumbai]]. He retired from all cricket in 2000, and has taken up coaching.

In his brief international career, Kuruvilla played in thirty-five international matches, ten [[Test cricket|Tests]] and twenty-five [[One Day International]]s, all in the same calendar year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29889780/who-holds-record-most-runs-tests-being-dismissed? |title=Who holds the record for most runs in Tests without being dismissed? |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=15 September 2020}}</ref>

==Career==
Kuruvilla lead the pace attack on the tour of the West Indies in 1997, when [[Javagal Srinath]] was sidelined with a rotator cuff injury. While he returned adequate figures from that tour, and bowled decently in subsequent Test matches on flatter pitches, he was dropped from the team. He announced his retirement from first-class cricket in April 2000 during the quarter-final of the [[1999–2000 Ranji Trophy|Ranji Trophy]], at 31, reasoning that he "had decided [to retire] at the beginning of the season itself that this would be [his] last season. He added, "A lot of young boys are coming up and I have to make room for them, there is no specific reason."<ref>{{cite news|title=Bombay bowler Kuruvilla retires|url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/2000/apr/22abbe.htm|access-date=12 February 2018|agency=[[United News of India]]|publisher=Rediff.com|date=22 April 2000}}</ref>

==After cricket==
On 27 September 2012, Kuruvilla was appointed as the national selector from the BCCI.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/binny-to-head-selection-panel-amarnath-leaves/27694| archive-url=https://archive.today/20121208183717/http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/binny-to-head-selection-panel-amarnath-leaves/27694| url-status=dead| archive-date=8 December 2012| title=Patil is Chief Selector, Amarnath exits| publisher=Wisden India| date=27 September 2012}}</ref> He was appointed as talent scout for [[Mumbai Indians]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-17|title=IPL 2020: Pravin Amre All Set To Join Mumbai Indians' Talent Scout Team|url=https://cricketaddictor.com/cricket/ipl-2020-pravin-amre-all-set-to-join-mumbai-indians-talent-scout-team/|access-date=2020-11-04|website=CricketAddictor|language=en-US}}</ref> On 24 December 2020, Kuruvilla was appointed as the national selector of the [[Indian Cricket Team]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chetan Sharma, Abey Kuruvilla, Debasis Mohanty appointed to India's selection panel|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/chetan-sharma-abey-kuruvilla-debasis-mohanty-appointed-to-india-s-selection-panel-1245087|access-date=2020-12-28|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Acharya|first=Amol Karhadkar and Shayan|title=BCCI appoints Chetan Sharma as chief selector; Abey Kuruvilla and Debasish Mohanty in panel too|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/chetan-sharma-abey-kuruvilla-debasish-mohanty-bcci-national-selectors-cac-madan-lal/article33412467.ece|access-date=2020-12-28|website=Sportstar|language=en}}</ref> he has been associated with dy patil group Navi Mumbai since 2009

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/30182.html Cricinfo Profile]

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