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'''Thirumalai Ananthanpillai Sekar''' | '''Thirumalai Ananthanpillai Sekar''' ({{Audio|T._A._Sekhar.ogg|pronunciation}}; born 28 March 1956, in [[Madras]]) was a fast bowler who represented [[Indian cricket team|India]] in [[Test cricket]] and [[One Day International]]s. | ||
Sekar was one of the fastest bowlers in India in the early eighties. His two Test matches were in the 1982-83 season when he was flown out to [[Pakistan]] to replace the injured [[Madan Lal]]. He did not take a wicket in either match.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ask-steven-who-has-been-out-stumped-most-often-in-tests-1263275 |title=Who has been out stumped most often in Tests? |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=18 May 2021}}</ref> He played a One Day International in that series and three more against [[English cricket team|England]] two years later. | Sekar was one of the fastest bowlers in India in the early eighties. His two Test matches were in the 1982-83 season when he was flown out to [[Pakistan]] to replace the injured [[Madan Lal]]. He did not take a wicket in either match.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ask-steven-who-has-been-out-stumped-most-often-in-tests-1263275 |title=Who has been out stumped most often in Tests? |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=18 May 2021}}</ref> He played a One Day International in that series and three more against [[English cricket team|England]] two years later. | ||
Latest revision as of 11:00, 4 January 2022
Thirumalai Ananthanpillai Sekar (
pronunciation (help·info); born 28 March 1956, in Madras) was a fast bowler who represented India in Test cricket and One Day Internationals.
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| Full name | Thirumalai Ananthanpillai Sekar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 March 1956 (age 69) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sekar was one of the fastest bowlers in India in the early eighties. His two Test matches were in the 1982-83 season when he was flown out to Pakistan to replace the injured Madan Lal. He did not take a wicket in either match.[1] He played a One Day International in that series and three more against England two years later.
Sekar played for Tamil Nadu between 1976/77 and 1987/88 taking 74 wickets. His career best effort was 9 for 54 against Kerala in 1981/82.[1][permanent dead link] He played for Madhya Pradesh for two seasons before bowing out of the game.
Since then his major contribution to Indian cricket is a bowling coach at the MRF Pace Foundation in Chennai. He served as a national selector for a period of time. He was appointed as talent scout for Mumbai Indians
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Who has been out stumped most often in Tests?". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 May 2021.