Abey Kuruvilla (born 4 August 1968) is an Indian former cricketer and general manager of
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). He played as a bowler in mid-1990s for
Indian cricket team
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. He was a selector of BCCI.
Kuruvilla notable for his 1.98 meter height and broad frame. He grew up in
Chembur
Chembur (pronunciation: ͡ʃembuːɾ is an upmarket large suburb in central Mumbai, India.
History
Before reclamation, Chembur lay on the north-western corner of Trombay Island. It is suggested that Chembur is the same place referred to as Sa ...
,
Mumbai
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. He retired from all forms of cricket in 2000, and has taken up coaching.
In his brief international career, Kuruvilla played in thirty-five international matches, ten
Tests
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and twenty-five
One Day International
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s, all in the same calendar year.
Career
Kuruvilla lead the pace attack on the tour of the West Indies in 1997, when
Javagal Srinath
Javagal Srinath, (, born 31 August 1969) is a former Indian cricketer and currently an ICC match referee. He is considered among India's finest fast bowlers, and was the first Indian fast bowler to take more than 300 wickets in One Day Inter ...
was sidelined with a rotator cuff injury. While he returned adequate figures from that tour, and bowled decently in subsequent Test matches on flatter pitches, he was dropped from the team. He announced his retirement from first-class cricket in April 2000 during the quarter-final of the
Ranji Trophy
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, at 31, reasoning that he "had decided
o retireat the beginning of the season itself that this would be
islast season. He added, "A lot of young boys are coming up and I have to make room for them, there is no specific reason."
After cricket
On 27 September 2012, Kuruvilla was appointed as the national selector from the BCCI. He was appointed as talent scout for
Mumbai Indians
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.
He was the main reason behind selection of
Pravin Tambe
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Person ...
in
Rajasthan Royals
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IPL team. On 24 December 2020, Kuruvilla was appointed as the national selector of the
Indian Cricket Team
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. he has been associated with DY Patil group
Navi Mumbai
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since 2009. On 10 February 2022, Kuruvilla quit his selection committee post as he completed his five years tenure with the board.
References
External links
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India One Day International cricketers
India Test cricketers
West Zone cricketers
Emirati people of Malayali descent
Living people
1968 births
Mumbai cricketers
Cheshire cricketers
Cricketers from Kerala
Indian cricket coaches
Coaches of the United Arab Emirates national cricket team
People from Alappuzha district
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