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{{Infobox cricketer<br />
| name = Sanath Kumar<br />
| image = <br />
| country = India<br />
| fullname = Narasimha Aithal K Sanath Kumar<br />
| nickname = <br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|12|12|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Mangalore]], [[Karnataka|Mysore State]], [[India]]<br />
| heightft = <br />
| heightinch = <br />
| heightm = <br />
| batting = Right-handed<br />
| bowling = Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]]<br />
| role = Bowler, [[Coach (sport)|Coach]]<br />
| club1 = [[Karnataka cricket team|Karnataka]]<br />
| year1 = 1985/86–1988/89<br />
| clubnumber1 = <br />
| columns = 2<br />
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]<br />
| matches1 = 11<br />
| runs1 = 20<br />
| bat avg1 = 4.00<br />
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0<br />
| top score1 = 9<br />
| deliveries1 = 1335<br />
| wickets1 = 23<br />
| bowl avg1 = 29.17<br />
| fivefor1 = 2<br />
| tenfor1 = 1<br />
| best bowling1 = 7/81<br />
| catches/stumpings1 = 4/–<br />
| column2 = [[List A cricket|List A]]<br />
| matches2 = 4<br />
| runs2 = 4<br />
| bat avg2 = –<br />
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0<br />
| top score2 = 4*<br />
| deliveries2 = 198<br />
| wickets2 = 2<br />
| bowl avg2 = 62.00<br />
| fivefor2 = 0<br />
| tenfor2 = n/a<br />
| best bowling2 = 1/24<br />
| catches/stumpings2 = 0/–<br />
| date = 26 November<br />
| year = 2015<br />
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/34734.html ESPNcricinfo<br />
}}<br />
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'''Sanath Kumar''' (born 12 December 1962) is a former Indian first-class [[cricket]]er and the former head coach of [[Assam cricket team|Assam]], [[Karnataka cricket team|Karnataka]] and [[Baroda cricket team|Baroda]]. Kumar played for [[Karnataka cricket team]] from 1985/86 to 1988/89.<br />
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==Career==<br />
Kumar was a right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium pace]] bowler who represented [[Karnataka cricket team]] in 11 [[first-class cricket|first-class]] and 4 [[List A]] matches between the 1985/86 and 1988/89 seasons.<br />
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Kumar took up coaching in 1990 and since 1992 trained various age-group levels of Karnataka team such as under-15, under-17, under-19 and under-22. He had worked as a talent resource development officer in the [[Karnataka State Cricket Association|KSCA]] Academy. He had also coached Pahang state cricket team in Malaysia in 1994.<ref name=assam>{{cite web|title=Sanath Kumar to coach Assam|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050622/asp/northeast/story_4898297.asp|publisher=The Telegraph India|accessdate=26 November 2015}}</ref><br />
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Kumar became the coach of the [[Assam cricket team]] before the 2005/06 season.<ref name=assam/> In 2009, he returned to coach his home team Karnataka. Under his coaching, Karnataka reached the final of the [[2009–10 Ranji Trophy]] and the semifinals in the [[2010–11 Ranji Trophy|following season]]. He took over as the head coach of the [[Baroda cricket team]] at the start of the 2011/12 season. Baroda won the [[Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy]] twice during his tenure.<ref name=trust/> After the 2013/14 season he quit his role with Baroda, citing the need to "spend time with family" as the reason for the decision.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sanath Kumar to quit as Baroda Ranji coach|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vadodara/Sanath-Kumar-to-quit-as-Baroda-Ranji-coach/articleshow/27673593.cms|publisher=Times of India|accessdate=26 November 2015}}</ref> He returned to coach Assam from the 2014/15 season.<ref name=trust>{{cite web|title=Trust is the key|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/trust-is-the-key/article6432737.ece|publisher=The Hindu|accessdate=26 November 2015}}</ref><br />
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Kumar had also served as an assistant coach of the [[Indian Premier League]] franchise [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]].<ref name=abyss>{{cite web|title=Assam's inspirational rise from the abyss|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/942761.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=26 November 2015}}</ref><br />
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In August 2018, he was appointed as the coach for [[Meghalaya cricket team]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/24532976/bcci-eases-entry-new-domestic-teams-logistical-challenges-emerge |title=BCCI eases entry for new domestic teams as logistical challenges emerge |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=31 August 2018}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{cricinfo|ref=ci/content/player/34734.html}}<br />
* {{cricketarchive|ref=Archive/Players/24/24983/24983.html}}<br />
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[[Category:1962 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Indian cricketers]]<br />
[[Category:Karnataka cricketers]]<br />
[[Category:Indian cricket coaches]]<br />
[[Category:Indian Premier League coaches]]<br />
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