Ramakrishnan Sridhar (born 16 July 1970), commonly known as R Sridhar, is a former Indian first-class

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er and the former fielding coach of the

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. He played for

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from 1989/90 to 2000/01, before taking up cricket coaching in 2001.

Playing career

Born in

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, Sridhar played as a frontline spinner for

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. From 1989/90 to 2000/01, he played 35 first-class matches and 15 List A matches for Hyderabad. Played overseas for Townville C.C in the mid Yorkshire league (England) in two separate spells. Twice mid Yorkshire league winner.

Coaching career

After the end of his playing career, Sridhar began his coaching career in 2001. He completed a three-level course for accreditation as a certified coach in 2007. From 2007 to 2011, he coached Hyderabad Under-19 team for three years and Hyderabad Under-16 team for one year. In 2011, he became a part of the

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in Bangalore. He was then appointed the fielding coach of the

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in 2011. In February 2014, Sridhar served as the assistant coach of the India Under-19 team at the

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in UAE. In April 2014, the

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team

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appointed Sridhar as the fielding coach of the team. In July 2014, he was selected as the head coach of the Andhra cricket team for two years. In August, he was named the fielding coach of the

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for the ODI series against

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. After the conclusion of the ODI series, BCCI decided to give him a longer run as the fielding coach of the team. He was also the head coach of TRIPURA CRICKET ASSOCIATION. He was handed a contract extension with the

and has ever since continued to be their fielding coach, guiding them to multiple successful tours since 2014.

References

* https://www.deccanchronicle.com/140820/sports-cricket/article/hyderabad-r-sridhar-right-ball

External links

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