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.
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| Born | 7 September 1958 Bombay, Maharashtra, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1980/81–1991/92 | Bengal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 7 January 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Life and career
editVenkatraman 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
edit- ^ a b "Meet the selectors". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ^ "Four-year term for India's new selection panel". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ^ "Royal snub to Dalmiya". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ^ "BCCI to take action after Raja Venkat's revelations about Srinivasan, Dhoni". Hindustan Times. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ^ "There was groupism on 2011-12 tour to Australia, says former selector Raja Venkat". Mid-Day. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ^ "Former selector Raja Venkat receives flak for Kohli, Dhoni captaincy comment". Zee News. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
External links
edit- Raja Venkat at ESPNcricinfo
- Raja Venkat at CricketArchive (subscription required)