Noel David
Noel Arthur David ⓘ (born 26 February 1971) is a former Indian cricketer. He played domestic cricket for Hyderabad and played four One Day Internationals for India in 1997.
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| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut | 27 April 1997 v West Indies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 18 July 1997 v Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992/93–2001/02 | Hyderabad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
When he was five years old, his family moved to Hyderabad from Puducherry. Still, one of his siblings (elder brother) is living in Puducherry. He attended All Saints High School which has produced test players like Abid Ali, Syed Kirmani, Mohammad Azharuddin and Venkatapathy Raju. Already a 100 metre and 200 metre athlete, his fielding developed under coach Sampath Kumar.[1]
Career
David was a bowling all-rounder - a decent off-break bowler and a lower-order batsman. He was an excellent fielder. David scored a double-century in just his second game as part of Hyderabad's record 944.[1][2][3]
Sachin Tendulkar is believed to have asked "Noel who?" when he learned that David was the replacement for the injured Javagal Srinath during India's 1997 tour of West Indies. David in a later interview clarified Sachin never said that statement, and it was Ajit Wadekar who did.[1]
On the other hand, former BCCI secretary Jaywant Lele confirmed there was something fishy about the selection of the unheard-of David.[4]
Sunil Gavaskar once said that he was the greatest ever fielder for Indian cricket team; along with Caribbean commentator Tony Cozier, Gavaskar compared David with Jonty Rhodes.[1]
Post retirement
As of 2019, David is chief selector for Hyderabad[5] as well as chairman of the Junior Selection Committee.[6] David has an ambition to become the coach of the Hyderabad team.[1]
References
- "Noel David Interview". Indian Cricketer. 25 December 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- "Ranji Trophy: Hyderabad v Andhra 1993/94 (South Zone)". Hyderabad Cricket Association. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- Acharya, Shayan. "Sridhar and the memories of 944". Sportstar. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- Pandya, Haresh. "'Who's This Noel David?'". Outlook India. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- staff (1 September 2019). "Coming out of retirement 'not a U-turn' - Ambati Rayudu". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- "Noel David chief selector". Deccan Chronicle. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.