Profile of Sridharan Sriram's Cricket Career
The Bangladesh Cricket Board is determined to bring fresh faces to the coaching panel for the T20 format. They have appointed India’s Sridharan Sriram as a technical consultant for the Tigers Twenty20 side.
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Russell Domingo's position as the team's head coach is threatened with the appointment of Sriram. However, the BCB president did confirm that Domingo should focus more on the ODI and Test formats. Domingo's participation in the Bangladesh team's trip to the Asia Cup 2022 would probably be determined following the meeting with everyone on August 22, according to BCB president Nazmul Hasan Papon. Here are some of Sridharan Sriram's noteworthy accomplishments, both as a player and a coach.
International Career
Sridharan Sriram was born in Tamil Nadu, Chennai, India on February 21st, 1976. He made his first-class debut for Tamil Nadu in the 1993/1994 season. He earned his international debut for India against South Africa in an ODI match in 2000 following a stellar season in the Ranji Trophy.
Sridharan Sriram had struggled to become a consistent player for the Indian national team. Sriram’s only international half-century (57) came against Bangladesh in his last match for India in 2004. Overall, Sriram appeared in 8 ODIs and made 81 runs in 7 innings. In bowling, he picked up 9 wickets and his best bowling figure was 3/43.
Sridharan Sriram’s International cricket career stats
|
Match |
Runs |
HS |
Wickets |
BBI |
|
8 |
81 |
57 |
9 |
3/43 |
Source: https://www.espncricinfo.com/
Coaching Career
Sridharan Sriram was appointed as a coaching consultant for the Australian national men’s cricket team’s tour of Bangladesh in 2017. Before that, he worked with Australia's A squad that toured India in 2015. Sriram was part of Australia’s coaching team during the 2018 4-match Test series against India and the 2019 Ashes Series in England.
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Apart from the Australian national side, Sriram also worked with an IPL team, Royal Challengers Bangalore. He was Bangalore’s batting and spin bowling coach in the 2020 IPL season.
What can Bangladesh expect from Sridharan Sriram?
The 2022 T20 World Cup will be held in Australia, a completely unfamiliar condition for most of the Bangladesh players. The cricketers need someone who has good coaching experience in the Australian territory.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board made the right decision in hiring Sriram. The BCB’s new T20 technical consultant has plenty of experience through his involvement as a coach with Australia’s national side over the years. He can assist players in quickly adjusting to the Australian conditions in preparation for the upcoming 2022 World Cup. In addition, spinners may learn from him how to bowl well in that region.
The Bangladesh players will benefit from Sridharan Sriram's IPL 2020 experience in the UAE by learning valuable lessons from him in preparation for the Asia Cup 2022. Overall, he can help batters bat more productively in the T20 format, and spinners can learn some important lessons that can help them succeed in the upcoming two major competitions.
Bottom Line
Each of the three cricket formats has a certain mindset required for success at the international level. After working with the Australian national team and Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sriram is cognizant of what it takes for a player to be successful in the game's shortest format. Sridharan Sriram can thus provide Bangladesh's players some insightful guidance.