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Ramakrishnan Sridhar
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| Full name | Ramakrishnan Sridhar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 July 1970 Mysore, Mysore State, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989–2001 | Hyderabad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 31 December 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ramakrishnan Sridhar (born 16 July 1970), commonly known as R Sridhar, is a former Indian first-class cricketer and the former fielding coach of the Indian national cricket team. He played for Hyderabad cricket team from 1989/90 to 2000/01, before taking up cricket coaching in 2001.
Playing career[edit | edit source]
Born in Mysore, Sridhar played as a frontline spinner for Hyderabad. From 1989/90 to 2000/01, he played 35 first-class matches and 15 List A matches for Hyderabad. Played overseas for Townville C.C in the mid Yorkshire league (England) in two separate spells. Twice mid Yorkshire league winner.
Coaching career[edit | edit source]
After the end of his playing career, Sridhar began his coaching career in 2001. He completed a three-level course for accreditation as a certified coach in 2007. From 2007 to 2011, he coached Hyderabad Under-19 team for three years and Hyderabad Under-16 team for one year. In 2011, he became a part of the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore. He was then appointed the fielding coach of the India Under-19 cricket team in 2011.[1]
In February 2014, Sridhar served as the assistant coach of the India Under-19 team at the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in UAE. In April 2014, the IPL team Kings XI Punjab appointed Sridhar as the fielding coach of the team.[2] In July 2014, he was selected as the head coach of the Andhra cricket team for two years.[3] In August, he was named the fielding coach of the India national cricket team for the ODI series against England.[4] After the conclusion of the ODI series, BCCI decided to give him a longer run as the fielding coach of the team.[5] He was also the head coach of TRIPURA CRICKET ASSOCIATION. He was handed a contract extension with the India national cricket team and has ever since continued to be their fielding coach, guiding them to multiple successful tours since 2014.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Kondety, Moses. "Hyderabad R. Sridhar right on the ball". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ↑ "Sridhar enlisted as Kings XI fielding coach". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ↑ "R Sridhar appointed Andhra Ranji coach". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ↑ "Shastri named director of cricket for England ODIs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ↑ "India support staff set for longer run". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 December 2014.