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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. | ||
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[[Category:Tamil sportspeople]] | [[Category:Tamil sportspeople]] | ||
[[Category:1956 births]] | [[Category:1956 births]] | ||
[[Category:India national cricket team selectors]] | [[Category:India national cricket team selectors]] | ||
[[Category:Indian cricket coaches]] | [[Category:Indian cricket coaches]] | ||
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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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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.
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
References[edit]
- ↑ "Who has been out stumped most often in Tests?". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 May 2021.