| C. S. Sureshkumar | |
| Country: | India |
| Birth Date: | 6 October 1959 |
| Birth Place: | Madras, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Role: | Batsman |
| Club1: | Tamil Nadu |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 24 |
| Runs1: | 1,265 |
| Bat Avg1: | 33.33 |
| 100S/50S1: | 6/1 |
| Top Score1: | 162 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 8/– |
| Column2: | List A |
| Matches2: | 1 |
| Runs2: | 26 |
| Bat Avg2: | 26.00 |
| 100S/50S2: | 1/0 |
| Top Score2: | 26 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 0/– |
| Date: | 7 February |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/34805.html ESPNcricinfo |
C. S. Sureshkumar (born 6 October 1959) is an Indian former first-class cricketer who played for Tamil Nadu. He became a cricket coach after retirement.
After representing India national under-19 cricket team in 1978–79, Sureshkumar made his first-class debut for Tamil Nadu three seasons later. He played as a right-handed top-order batsman and also represented South Zone and the Board President's XI. In his 24 first-class appearances, he made more than 1000 runs including six centuries and a solitary fifty. Five of those centuries came in his first nine Ranji Trophy matches from 1982–83 to 1983–84.[1] His final first-class appearance came in the 1987–88 Ranji Trophy.
After his playing career, Sureshkumar took up cricket coaching. A Level C NCA qualified coach,[2] he worked as the batting coach of the National Cricket Academy and a batting consultant to the Indian under-19 team. In June 2009, the Kerala Cricket Association appointed him as the head coach of Kerala cricket team ahead of the 2009–10 Ranji Trophy season.[3] He runs a cricket academy in Chennai called "C. S. Suresh Kumar Cricket Academy" where first-class cricketers have trained. Dinesh Karthik, who was a leg spin bowler, became a wicket-keeper at the academy.[4] [5]