C. S. Sureshkumar

C. S. Sureshkumar (born 6 October 1959) is an Indian former first-class cricketer who played for Tamil Nadu. He became a cricket coach after retirement.

C. S. Sureshkumar
Personal information
Born (1959-10-06) 6 October 1959
Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
BattingRight-handed
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1982/83–1987/88Tamil Nadu
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 24 1
Runs scored 1,265 26
Batting average 33.33 26.00
100s/50s 6/1 1/0
Top score 162 26
Catches/stumpings 8/– 0/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 7 February 2016

Career

After representing India national under-19 cricket team in 1978–79, Sureshkumar made his first-class debut for Tamil Nadu three seasons later. He played as a right-handed top-order batsman and also represented South Zone and the Board President's XI. In his 24 first-class appearances, he made more than 1000 runs including six centuries and a solitary fifty. Five of those centuries came in his first nine Ranji Trophy matches from 1982–83 to 1983–84.[1][2] His final first-class appearance came in the 1987–88 Ranji Trophy.

After his playing career, Sureshkumar took up cricket coaching. A Level C NCA qualified coach,[3] he worked as the batting coach of the National Cricket Academy and a batting consultant to the Indian under-19 team. In June 2009, the Kerala Cricket Association appointed him as the head coach of Kerala cricket team ahead of the 2009–10 Ranji Trophy season.[2] He runs a cricket academy in Chennai called "C. S. Suresh Kumar Cricket Academy" where first-class cricketers have trained. Dinesh Karthik, who was a leg spin bowler, became a wicket-keeper at the academy.[4][5]

References
  1. "First-Class Matches played by CS Sureshkumar". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  2. Pillai, Pradeep (9 June 2009). "CS Suresh to coach Kerala". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  3. "NCA QUALIFIED LEVEL 'C' COACHES". ismcouture.com. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  4. Rajan, Sanjay (10 October 2002). "Full of promise". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 14 September 2003. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  5. "'Dinesh becoming a wicketkeeper was accidental'". Rediff. 12 August 2004. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
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