Sridharan Sriram

In this Indian name, the name Sridharan is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Sriram.

Sridharan Sriram (pronunciation^ⓘ; 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.

Sridharan Sriram

Personal information
Born	(1976-02-21) 21 February 1976 (age 48) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Role	Batsman
International information
National side	India (2000-2004)
ODI debut (cap 129)	19 March 2000 v South Africa
Last ODI	26 December 2004 v Bangladesh
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1993/94–2005/06	Tamil Nadu
2006/07	Maharashtra
2009/10	Goa
2010/11	Assam
2011/12	Himachal Pradesh
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA T20 Matches 8 133 147 15 Runs scored 81 9,539 4,169 233 Batting average 13.50 52.99 33.62 21.18 100s/50s 0/1 32/36 4/26 0/0 Top score 57 288 148* 39* Balls bowled 32 8,299 4,637 168 Wickets 3 85 115 4 Bowling average 30.44 46.07 30.51 56.75 5 wickets in innings 0 0 1 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 3/43 4/26 5/43 1/19 Catches/stumpings 0/– 68/– 44/– 7/–
Medal record Men's Cricket Representing  India ICC Champions Trophy Runner-up 2000 Kenya
Source: CricketArchive, 19 August 2020

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]

References

1. Ramchand, Partab (15 April 2000). "First list of NCA trainees". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
2. "Absolem and Sriram sign on with ICL". ESPNcricinfo. 18 August 2007. Archived from the original on 21 September 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2007.
3. "Indian board grants amnesty to 79 Indian Cricket League 'rebels'". The Guardian. 2 June 2009. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
4. "Australia rope in Sriram as consultant". Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
5. PTI (19 September 2019). "Shanker Basu returns to RCB as trainer, Sridharan Sriram named batting and spin bowling coach". India Today. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
6. PTI (22 August 2022). "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 ". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 August 2022.

External links

• Sridharan Sriram at ESPNcricinfo