Raja Venkat

Raja Venkatraman (born 7 September 1958), better known as Raja Venkat, is a former Indian first-class cricketer and national team selector. He played for Bengal cricket team between the 1980/81 and 1991/92 seasons. He was part of the Indian team selection panel from 2008 to 2012.

Raja Venkatraman
Personal information
Born (1958-09-07) 7 September 1958
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
BattingLeft-handed
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1980/81–1991/92Bengal
Career statistics
Competition FC List A
Matches 41 8
Runs scored 2,261 124
Batting average 44.33 15.50
100s/50s 5/10 0/0
Top score 170 33
Balls bowled 25 –
Wickets 0 –
Bowling average – –
5 wickets in innings – –
10 wickets in match – n/a
Best bowling – –
Catches/stumpings 39/– 3/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 7 January 2016

Life and career

Venkatraman was born on 7 September 1958 in Bombay and brought up in Calcutta. His native is Palakkad in Kerala.[1] He played as an attacking left-handed batsman for Bengal and East Zone, appearing in 41 first-class and 8 List A matches between the 1980/81 and 1991/92. He was part of the Bengal team that won the 1989–90 Ranji Trophy as well as the one that finished runners-up in the previous season.

He worked as junior selector for Bengal twice. He was part of the Board of Control for Cricket in India media committee as well as museum committee.[1] In 2008, he became a member of the Indian team selection panel, representing East Zone, for a term of four years.[2][3] In 2015, he made revelations about the committee meetings during his tenure, causing a controversy.[4][5][6]

References
  1. "Meet the selectors". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  2. "Four-year term for India's new selection panel". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  3. "Royal snub to Dalmiya". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  4. "BCCI to take action after Raja Venkat's revelations about Srinivasan, Dhoni". Hindustan Times. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  5. "There was groupism on 2011-12 tour to Australia, says former selector Raja Venkat". Mid-Day. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  6. "Former selector Raja Venkat receives flak for Kohli, Dhoni captaincy comment". Zee News. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
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