Ponnuswami Sitaram (22 July 1932 – 12 September 1995) was an Indian cricketer born in
Bangalore
Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...
, who played for
Delhi
Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...
in the Ranji Trophy. A right-arm medium-pace bowler, Sitaram was an ''Indian Cricket'' Cricketer of the Year in 1963. He toured Pakistan with the
Indian Starlets Indian Starlets were a team of young Indian cricketers who played 16 first-class matches between 1960 and 1967.
Tour of Pakistan, 1959-60
Seventeen players took part in a tour of Pakistan in April and May 1960. They played seven first-class matche ...
in 1959–60.
After his retirement from first-class cricket, he took up the job of a curator at a leading club in Delhi. He went on to develop cricket grounds and pitches across the northern and central parts of India.
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1932 births
1995 deaths
Indian cricketers
Delhi cricketers
Services cricketers
North Zone cricketers
Cricketers from Bangalore
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