Krishnan Bhaskar Pillai (born 27 February 1963) is a former Indian cricketer who was a prolific run scorer for
Delhi
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and
North Zone.
A right-handed batsman, he had particular success between 1983 and 1989 in the
Ranji Trophy
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where he averaged about 70. Although he never got to play international cricket for
India
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, he was once a standby for India's tour of Sri Lanka in 1985. He also once represented the
Rest of India to play against Bombay at Nagpur and he scored a century in the second innings. In September 2016, he was appointed as Delhi senior team coach.
In August 2018, he was appointed as the coach of
Uttarakhand cricket team
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Background
In July 2018, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) named the team as one of the nine new sides that ...
.
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1963 births
Living people
Delhi cricketers
North Zone cricketers
Indian cricketers
Cricketers from Thiruvananthapuram
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