| Vedam Hariharan | |
| Country: | India |
| Nickname: | Hari |
| Birth Date: | 5 June 1954 |
| Birth Place: | Cochin, Kerala, India |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
| Role: | Bowler |
| Club1: | Karnataka |
| Year1: | 1974/75 |
| Club2: | Kerala |
| Year2: | 1980/81–1989/90 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | FC |
| Matches1: | 42 |
| Runs1: | 926 |
| Bat Avg1: | 16.53 |
| 100S/50S1: | 1/1 |
| Top Score1: | 103 |
| Deliveries1: | 5,982 |
| Wickets1: | 114 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 32.06 |
| Fivefor1: | 3 |
| Tenfor1: | 1 |
| Best Bowling1: | 7/60 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 15/– |
| Date: | 28 November |
| Year: | 2015 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/29405.html ESPNcricinfo |
Vedam Hariharan (born 5 June 1954) is a former Indian first-class cricketer who played for Karnataka cricket team and Kerala cricket team. After retirement, he became a cricket coach.
A right-arm medium pace swing bowler, Hariharan represented Karnataka cricket team in one match in the 1974/75 season before playing for his home team Kerala cricket team between 1980/81 and 1989/90. He appeared in 42 first-class cricket matches but did not play List A cricket.[1] Former India cricketer Kapil Dev in his autobiography mentioned that Hariharan had more talent than he himself did.[2] [3]
After his playing career, Hariharan took up the job of coaching. In 1990, he became a cricket coach and worked for several years in Australia, England, India, Ireland, Malaysia and Scotland. In the 1990s, Hariharan became a player-coach with the Scottish team Glasgow Accies in the Western Union League and continued in that role for over a decade.[4] He also trained cricketers at cricket academies in Brisbane and Bangalore during his stint with Glasgow Accies.[3] He worked as a coach at the Glasgow Academy in Scotland and was accredited as a Level 3 coach from the England and Wales Cricket Board. In 2007, the Kerala Cricket Association appointed him as the head coach of the Kerala team for the 2007/08 domestic season.[5] [6] Hariharan was replaced from the position in 2009 following which he served the Kerala Cricket Association with a legal notice claiming his term as coach was to end after the 2010/11 season.[7] [8]