Raja Venkatraman (born 7 September 1958), better known as Raja Venkat, is a former Indian
first-class cricket
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er and
national team selector. He played for
Bengal cricket team between the 1980/81 and 1991/92 seasons. He was part of the Indian team selection panel from 2008 to 2012.
Life and career
Venkatraman was born on 7 September 1958 in
Bombay and brought up in
Calcutta. His native is
Palakkad in
Kerala.
He played as an attacking left-handed batsman for Bengal and East Zone, appearing in 41 first-class and 8
List A
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matches between the 1980/81 and 1991/92. He was part of the Bengal team that won the
1989–90 Ranji Trophy
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as well as the one that finished runners-up in the previous season.
He worked as junior selector for Bengal twice. He was part of the
Board of Control for Cricket in India media committee as well as museum committee.
[ In 2008, he became a member of the Indian team selection panel, representing East Zone, for a term of four years. In 2015, he made revelations about the committee meetings during his tenure, causing a controversy.]
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1958 births
Living people
Indian cricketers
Bengal cricketers
East Zone cricketers
India national cricket team selectors
Cricketers from Palakkad