Naresh Churi

Naresh Kamalkar Churi (born 10 May 1964) is an Indian cricket coach and former first-class cricketer who played for Railways.

Naresh Churi
Personal information
Full name
Naresh Kamalkar Churi
Born (1964-05-10) 10 May 1964
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
BattingLeft-handed
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1982/83–1988/89Railways
Career statistics
Competition FC List A
Matches 26 8
Runs scored 1,501 200
Batting average 32.63 28.57
100s/50s 2/7 0/1
Top score 113 99
Balls bowled 174 12
Wickets 1 0
Bowling average 73.00 –
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a
Best bowling 1/34 –
Catches/stumpings 15/– 5/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 26 August 2019

Life and career

Churi was born on 10 May 1964 in Bombay (now Mumbai). Cricket coach Ramakant Achrekar, who had five daughters, adopted Churi at the age of 13[1] so that he could watch matches at the Wankhede Stadium.[2][3]

Churi made his first-class debut for Railways during the 1982–83 Ranji Trophy and represented the team until the 1988–89 season. A left-handed batsman, Churi scored 1501 runs in 26 first-class matches with two hundreds, including a 112 against Tamil Nadu in the final of the 1987–88 Ranji Trophy which Railways lost by an innings. He would then represent Rest of India in the 1988–89 Irani Cup against the same opposition.[4]

Churi became a cricket coach at Shardashram Vidyamandir in Mumbai, his alma mater, in 1999.[5] He continues to work there, as of 2013.[6]

References
  1. Tagore, Vijay (3 January 2019). "Adopted son Naresh Churi fulfilled Achrekar's dream of meeting his students". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  2. Lokapally, Vijay (16 December 2016). "The man who moulded the master". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  3. Purandare, Kunal (3 January 2019). "Cricket loses an institution in Ramakant Achrekar". Forbes India. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  4. "First-Class Matches played by Naresh Churi". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  5. Bhat, Mikhil (8 January 2006). "For Shardashram, times they are a-changing". DNA India. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  6. Chadband, Ian (12 November 2013). "Sachin Tendulkar: 'It's simple, India is in love with him'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
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