T. A. Sekhar
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Full name | Thirumalai Ananthanpillai Sekar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 28 March 1956 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India | (age 68)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 163) | 23 January 1983 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 30 January 1983 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 44) | 21 January 1983 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 27 January 1985 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 10 September 2005 |
Thirumalai Ananthanpillai Sekar ((Madras) was a fast bowler who represented India in Test cricket and One Day Internationals.
; born 28 March 1956, inSekar was one of the fastest bowlers in India in the early eighties. His two Test matches were in the 1982-83 season when he was flown out to Pakistan to replace the injured Madan Lal. He did not take a wicket in either match.[1] He played a One Day International in that series and three more against England two years later.
Sekar played for Tamil Nadu between 1976/77 and 1987/88 taking 74 wickets. His career best effort was 9 for 54 against Kerala in 1981/82.[1][permanent dead link] He played for Madhya Pradesh for two seasons before bowing out of the game.
Since then his major contribution to Indian cricket was as a bowling coach at the MRF Pace Foundation in Chennai where he was chief coach for several years, working with leading pace bowlers from across the world.[2] He also served as South Zone representative on the National Selection Committee for a period of time. He was later appointed as a talent scout for Mumbai Indians.[2]
References
- ^ "Who has been out stumped most often in Tests?". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Thirumalai Sekhar profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
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- 1956 births
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