Srinivasan Sriraman (16 November 1918 – 11 June 1993, in Madras) was an

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administrator. Sriraman was the joint secretary of the Madras Cricket Association from 1942-1944/45, secretary of the

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(TNCA) 1954-1985,

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joint secretary in 1963/64 and 1964/65, secretary 1965/66 – 1969/70, vice president 1977/78 – 1984/85 and the president between 1985/86 and 1988/89. During his tenure as TNCA secretary, Sriraman shifted the cricket ground of the

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from the Corporation Stadium to the Chepauk stadium through a lease arranged through his relationship with Tamil Nadu chief minister and childhood friend

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. India co-hosted the

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along with Pakistan during his tenure as the BCCI president. Sriraman was made the honorary life member of the

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(MCC) in 1972. He served as an umpire in one Ranji Trophy match. He was the assistant manager on India's tour of Australia in 1977/78. A conference hall in the

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(S. Sriraman Hall) is named after him. He died of a heart attack.

References

* Obituary in '' Indian Cricket 1993''

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sriraman, S 1918 births 1993 deaths Indian cricket administrators Indian cricket umpires Cricketers from Chennai Presidents of the Board of Control for Cricket in India