Sunil Subramaniam
Sunil Subramaniam (born 28 May 1967) is a former Indian first-class cricketer and the current head coach of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association Academy and manager of the Indian national team.[1] During his playing career, Subramaniam represented Tamil Nadu cricket team and Assam cricket team. He took up the job of cricket coaching in 2005.
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| Full name | Sunil Subramaniam | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 May 1967 Bombay, Maharashtra, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988/89–1997/98 | Tamil Nadu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000/01 | Assam | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 31 November 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career
Subramaniam is a former slow left-arm orthodox spinner who played for Tamil Nadu cricket team for ten seasons from 1988/89 to 1997/98 before getting dropped from the team. He then played one season for Assam cricket team in 2000/01.[2] Despite having a successful first-class career, he was never considered for India selection. He appeared for Rest of India in 1994/95 Irani Trophy against Mumbai.[3]
During his playing career, Subramaniam also worked for the Indian IT company HCL Technologies.[4]
Subramaniam retired from competitive cricket in 2001 at the age of 34. He made the retirement call after tearing a ligament in his left leg during practice following which he underwent two operations.[3] He had two simultaneous injuries at the time of retirement, with blades inserted into both his legs.[4] He was regarded to be among "the most feared bowlers in first class cricket" for his bowling skills and aggressive approach.[3]
In 2005, he became the coach of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association Academy. He has been the coach of Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin since Ashwin's under-19 days at Tamil Nadu.[5]
References
- "Ashwin's cut out for big things: Sunil". The Telegraph India. Archived from the original on 1 March 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
- "Sunil Subramaniam". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
- "Sunil Subramaniam calls it a day". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
- "Transcript: Couch Talk with Sunil Subramaniam". The Cricket Couch. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
- "Ashwin dedicates feat to personal coach Sunil". The Telegraph India. Archived from the original on 27 February 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
External links
- Sunil Subramaniam at ESPNcricinfo
- Sunil Subramaniam at CricketArchive (subscription required)