P. V. Shashikanth

P. V. Shashikanth
Personal information
Full name
Paramnathe Veed Shashikanth
Born (1966-04-05) 5 April 1966 (age 58)
Mangalore, Karnataka, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleOpening batsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1987/88–1996/97Karnataka
Career statistics
Competition FC List A
Matches 51 19
Runs scored 2,397 538
Batting average 31.53 33.62
100s/50s 4/14 2/1
Top score 160 106
Balls bowled 66 30
Wickets 1 4
Bowling average 28.00 3.25
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a
Best bowling 1/15 4/13
Catches/stumpings 48/– 7/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 29 April 2017

Paramnathe Veed Shashikanth (born 5 April 1966) is an Indian former first-class cricketer who played for Karnataka from 1987/88 to 1996/97. He worked as a cricket coach after retirement and became the head coach of the Karnataka team in April 2017.

Life and career

Shashikanth was born on 5 April 1966 in Mangalore. He shifted to Bangalore early in his career, on the advice of his brother P. V. Mohan. He joined the St. Joseph's College in the city and became the college team captain in the second year.[1]

Having scored heavily in the KSCA League, Shashikanth made his first-class debut for Karnataka in the 1988–89 Ranji Trophy. He went on to play 51 first-class and 19 List A matches over ten seasons. He also captained Karnataka to victory in Moin-ud-Dowlah Gold Cup Tournament in 1994 against Sachin Tendulkar's Sun Grace XI and a depleted Karnataka team to the title in the 1996–97 Irani Trophy against a Rest of India team captained by Navjot Singh Sidhu. He announced retirement from cricket in October 1999.[2][1]

An employee with Vijaya Bank, Shashikanth continued to be associated with cricket after retirement, coaching the state's age-group teams. In April 2017, he was appointed head coach of the Karnataka senior team, replacing J. Arunkumar.[3][4][5] In 2018, he was appointed as the coach of Mizoram cricket team by BCCI.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b K C, Vijaya Kumar (2 January 2003). "Shashikanth looks forward to his due". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 7 May 2005. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Shashikanth calls it a day". ESPNcricinfo. 3 October 1999. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  3. ^ Chidananda, Shreedutta (27 April 2017). "Shashikanth and Anil Kumar to coach Ranji team". Sportstarlive. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Shashikanth appointed new Karnataka coach". ESPNcricinfo. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  5. ^ "PV Shashikanth is the new Karnataka head coach". Wisden India. 26 April 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Sikkim clueless on Shashikanth transfer". Sportsstar (The Hindu). 5 September 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2019.