Sanath Kumar (born 12 December 1962) is a former Indian first-class

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er and the former head coach of

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Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

and

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. Kumar played for

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from 1985/86 to 1988/89.

Career

Kumar was a right-arm

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bowler who represented

in 11 first-class and 4

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matches between the 1985/86 and 1988/89 seasons. Kumar took up coaching in 1990 and since 1992 trained various age-group levels of Karnataka team such as under-15, under-17, under-19 and under-22. He had worked as a talent resource development officer in the KSCA Academy. He had also coached Pahang state cricket team in Malaysia in 1994. Kumar became the coach of the

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before the 2005/06 season. In 2009, he returned to coach his home team Karnataka. Under his coaching, Karnataka reached the final of the 2009–10 Ranji Trophy and the semifinals in the following season. He took over as the head coach of the

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at the start of the 2011/12 season. Baroda won the

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twice during his tenure. After the 2013/14 season he quit his role with Baroda, citing the need to "spend time with family" as the reason for the decision. He returned to coach Assam from the 2014/15 season. Kumar had also served as an assistant coach of the

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franchise

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. In August 2018, he was appointed as the coach for

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kumar, Sanath 1962 births Living people Indian cricketers Karnataka cricketers Indian cricket coaches Indian Premier League coaches Cricketers from Mysore