Malolan Rangarajan

Malolan Rangarajan
Personal information
Born (1989-04-22) 22 April 1989 (age 35)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBowling all-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2011–2018Tamil Nadu
2018–2019Uttarakhand
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 47 10 2
Runs scored 1,379 123 28
Batting average 28.14 24.60 14.00
100s/50s 1/7 0/1 0/0
Top score 131 50 27
Balls bowled 8,069 495 30
Wickets 136 10 0
Bowling average 28.98 30.30 –
5 wickets in innings 5 0 –
10 wickets in match 1 0 –
Best bowling 7/135 2/12 –
Catches/stumpings 15/– 3/– 0/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Malolan Rangarajan (born 22 April 1989) is an Indian professional cricket coach and scout. He is a former cricketer who played for Tamil Nadu and Uttarakhand in domestic cricket. Rangarajan was a bowling all-rounder who batted right-handed and bowled right-arm off break, and also represented South Zone cricket team. He took a five-for and scored a fifty against West Zone in the 2013/14 Duleep Trophy.[1]

Ahead of the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, Rangarajan transferred from Tamil Nadu to Uttarakhand.[2] For the 2019–20 Ranji Trophy, he moved back to Tamil Nadu.[3]

Coaching career

Rangarajan was appointed the head of the talent scouting wing of the Indian Premier League team, Royal Challengers Bangalore, in 2019.[4] The following year, he was appointed the assistant coach of the Caribbean Premier League side, St Kitts & Nevis Patriots, ahead of the 2020 season.[5] In 2023, he was named the head coach.[6] Earlier that year, he was named the assistant coach of the Royal Challengers Bangalore women's team competing in the Women's Premier League.[7] He was also given the talent scouting responsibilities for the team.[8]

References

  1. ^ Dinakar, S. "Malolan's success mantra". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  2. ^ "List of domestic transfers ahead of the 2018-19 Ranji Trophy season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  3. ^ "India domestic: Malolan Rangarajan returns to Tamil Nadu". Cricket Country. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  4. ^ Dinakar, S. (19 September 2019). "IPL: Malolan Rangarajan appointed head of scouting by RCB". Sportstar. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  5. ^ Ragav, S. Dipak (19 July 2020). "Malolan Rangarajan is assistant coach of St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots in CPL". The Hindu. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Malolan Rangarajan named St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots head coach". cricket.com. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  7. ^ "WPL: Sania Mirza joins Royal Challengers Bangalore as team mentor". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  8. ^ "RCB women's assistant head coach Malolan Rangarajan highlights the responsibilities of his dual role and speaks about foreign players' involvement with the squad". royalchallengers.com. Archived from the original on 25 March 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.


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