| Divakar Vasu | |
| Country: | India |
| Birth Date: | 11 December 1967 |
| Birth Place: | Coonoor, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Left-arm medium-fast, Slow left-arm orthodox |
| Role: | All-rounder |
| Club1: | Tamil Nadu |
| Year1: | 1988/89–1998/99 |
| Club2: | Assam |
| Year2: | 2003/04 |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | FC |
| Matches1: | 76 |
| Runs1: | 3,001 |
| Bat Avg1: | 35.72 |
| 100S/50S1: | 3/19 |
| Top Score1: | 148 |
| Deliveries1: | 15,234 |
| Wickets1: | 240 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 25.11 |
| Fivefor1: | 14 |
| Tenfor1: | 2 |
| Best Bowling1: | 8/114 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 57/– |
| Column2: | List A |
| Matches2: | 41 |
| Runs2: | 527 |
| Bat Avg2: | 21.95 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/2 |
| Top Score2: | 66 |
| Deliveries2: | 2,054 |
| Wickets2: | 50 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 26.94 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | n/a |
| Best Bowling2: | 4/36 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 12/– |
| Date: | 10 January |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/35648.html ESPNcricinfo |
Divakar Vasu (born 11 December 1967) is a former Indian first-class cricketer who played for Tamil Nadu between the 1988/89 and 1998/99 seasons. After retirement, he became a cricket coach.
Vasu started his career as a batsman, before developing into an all-rounder who bowled left-arm medium pace. He changed his bowling style to slow left-arm orthodox after he met with a bike accident in 1993 which fractured three bones in his left ankle. In 1995, he lost vision in his left eye.[1]
Representing Tamil Nadu for eleven seasons from 1988/89 to 1998/99 and Assam for one match in 2003/04, Vasu appeared in 76 first-class and 41 List A matches during his career. He also played for South Zone cricket team and Board President's XI. He was the second-highest wicket-taker in 1994–95 Ranji Trophy with 34 wickets at an average of 17.94.[2] Despite a successful career as an all-rounder, Vasu was never selected for the national team. He continued to play in Tamil Nadu Cricket Association first division at the conclusion of his first-class career.
Vasu worked as a coach at the National Cricket Academy[3] before becoming a bowling coach for International Cricket Council, the Board of Control for Cricket in India as well as the Indian Premier League.[4] Vasu, along with M. Venkataramana, helped Pragyan Ojha correct his bowling action in 2015.[5]
Ahead of the 2019–20 season, he was appointed head coach of Tamil Nadu.[6] [7]