Sridharan Sriram Explained

Sridharan Sriram
Birth Date:21 February 1976
Birth Place:Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Batting:Left-handed
Bowling:Slow left-arm orthodox
Role:Batsman
Country:India
International:true
Internationalspan:2000-2004
Odidebutdate:19 March
Odidebutyear:2000
Odidebutagainst:South Africa
Odicap:129
Lastodidate:26 December
Lastodiyear:2004
Lastodiagainst:Bangladesh
Club1:Tamil Nadu
Year1:1993/94–2005/06
Club2:Maharashtra
Year2:2006/07
Club3:Goa
Year3:2009/10
Club4:Assam
Year4:2010/11
Club5:Himachal Pradesh
Year5:2011/12
Columns:4
Column1:ODI
Matches1:8
Runs1:81
Bat Avg1:13.50
100S/50S1:0/1
Top Score1:57
Deliveries1:32
Wickets1:3
Bowl Avg1:30.44
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:3/43
Catches/Stumpings1:0/–
Column2:FC
Matches2:133
Runs2:9,539
Bat Avg2:52.99
100S/50S2:32/36
Top Score2:288
Deliveries2:8,299
Wickets2:85
Bowl Avg2:46.07
Fivefor2:0
Tenfor2:0
Best Bowling2:4/26
Catches/Stumpings2:68/–
Column3:LA
Matches3:147
Runs3:4,169
Bat Avg3:33.62
100S/50S3:4/26
Top Score3:148
Deliveries3:4,637
Wickets3:115
Bowl Avg3:30.51
Fivefor3:1
Tenfor3:0
Best Bowling3:5/43
Catches/Stumpings3:44/–
Column4:T20
Matches4:15
Runs4:233
Bat Avg4:21.18
100S/50S4:0/0
Top Score4:39
Deliveries4:168
Wickets4:4
Bowl Avg4:56.75
Fivefor4:0
Tenfor4:0
Best Bowling4:1/19
Catches/Stumpings4:7/–
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/7/7544/7544.html CricketArchive
Date:19 August
Year:2020

Sridharan Sriram (; born 21 February 1976) is an Indian cricket coach and former cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm orthodox spin bowler. He played in the Indian Cricket League and the Indian Premier League. He was a part of the squad which finished as runners-up at the 2000 ICC Champions Trophy. On 19 August 2022, he was appointed as the technical consultant (T20I) of the Bangladesh national cricket team till the 2022 T20 World Cup.

Playing career

Sriram started his cricketing career as a left-arm spinner and took 29 wickets on India's Under-19 tour of South Africa in the 1992–93 season. However, playing for Tamil Nadu, it was his batting which brought him wider recognition. His most prolific season was in 1999-2000 when he scored 1075 runs in the Ranji Trophy including 5 centuries, and was named as an Indian Cricket Cricketer of the Year. Sriram was selected in 2000 for the first intake of the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore.[1]

His consistent domestic form resulted in a call-up to the India national cricket team, and he made his One Day International debut against South Africa at Nagpur on 19 March 2000. However, a string of low scores meant that he lost his place in the squad after 6 matches.

Sriram continued to score heavily in domestic cricket for Tamil Nadu, and he earned a second chance with the national team for the tour of Bangladesh in 2004-05. He played in the first 2 ODIs, taking 3 wickets in the first, and scoring 57 in a losing cause in the second. However, this was to be his last match for India.

He moved from Tamil Nadu to Maharashtra in 2006 and later played for Goa. Sriram has also played as an overseas player for the Scottish Saltires in English domestic cricket in 2004, and has been regularly selected for the South Zone cricket team in the Duleep Trophy.

In 2007, Sriram decided to sign with the Indian Cricket League.[2] Although he quit Indian Cricket League in 2009 and accepted an amnesty offer from the BCCI to be considered for selection at international level.[3]

Coaching career

He worked with the Australia A squad that toured India in 2015. He was also named as a coaching consultant for the Australian cricket team during the Test series in Bangladesh in 2015. He also accompanied the Australian cricket team during the 2019 Ashes.[4]

In 2019, he was appointed as the batting and spin bowling coach of Royal Challengers Bangalore.[5] He also was a spin bowling coach for Australia which hosted India for 4 match test series in 2018. On 19 August 2022, he was confirmed as a technical consultant for Bangladesh for T20Is format.[6]

Notes and References

  1. News: Partab . Ramchand . First list of NCA trainees . ESPNcricinfo . 15 April 2000 . 2 April 2024.
  2. News: Absolem and Sriram sign on with ICL . ESPNcricinfo . 18 August 2007 . 13 September 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090921094432/http://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/307344.html# . 21 September 2009 . live . dmy-all .
  3. News: Indian board grants amnesty to 79 Indian Cricket League 'rebels' . 13 June 2024 . The Guardian . 2 June 2009.
  4. Web site: Australia rope in Sriram as consultant . 21 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201041514/http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh-v-australia-2015-16/content/story/921983.html?CMP=chrome# . 1 December 2017 . live .
  5. News: PTI . Shanker Basu returns to RCB as trainer, Sridharan Sriram named batting and spin bowling coach . 13 October 2020 . India Today . 19 September 2019 . en.
  6. News: PTI . Sriram to coach Bangladesh T20I side; Domingo happy with 'nice focus' on Tests and ODIs He has become technical consultant of Bangladesh team for 2023 worldcup . . 22 August 2022 . ESPNcricinfo . 22 August 2022 . en.