Pradeep Sunderam

Pradeep Sunderam
Personal information
Born (1960-03-21) 21 March 1960 (age 64)
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBowler
RelationsGundibail Sunderam (father)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1982/83–1990/91Rajasthan
Career statistics
Competition FC List A
Matches 40 12
Runs scored 286 20
Batting average 9.22 10.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 34 10*
Balls bowled 4174 572
Wickets 145 16
Bowling average 28.78 28.00
5 wickets in innings 11 0
10 wickets in match 3 n/a
Best bowling 10/78 3/33
Catches/stumpings 10/– 1/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 31 November 2015

Pradeep Sunderam (born 21 March 1960) is a former Indian first-class cricketer who currently works as a cricket coach. During his playing career, Sunderam represented Rajasthan cricket team between 1982/83 and 1990/91.[1] Sunderam is one of the two bowlers to have taken all ten wickets in an innings of a Ranji Trophy match, having achieved the feat in the 1985/86 season when he took 10/78 in an innings.

Sunderam became the head coach of the Rajasthan team in 2013. He is the son of former India Test bowler Gundibail Sunderam.

Career

Sunderam is one of the four children of Gundibail Sunderam, a former Rajasthan fast bowler who played for India in two Test matches.[2] Like his father, Sunderam also became a fast bowler and made his first-class cricket debut for Rajasthan in 1982/83. In a Ranji Trophy match in 1985/86 against Vidarbha, Sunderam famously claimed all ten wickets in an innings, becoming only the second bowler in the history of Ranji Trophy to achieve the feat. He had figures of 10/78 in 22 overs of Vidarbha's first innings and 6/76 in 22 overs in the second innings. His match figures of 16/154 also became the best match figures in Ranji Trophy history that has since been bettered by Anil Kumble.[3][4]

After his playing career, Sunderam took up the job of cricket coaching. For more than a decade, he worked as the head coach of Mumbai Cricket Association Academy and also coached Mumbai under-23 team. In 2013, Rajasthan Cricket Association appointed Sunderam as Rajasthan team's head coach based on the recommendation by their previous head coach Chandrakant Pandit.[5] Sunderam is also a talent scout with the Mumbai Cricket Association.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Pradeep Sunderam". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Sunderam a model for life after cricket". Times of India. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Rajasthan v Vidarbha at Jodhpur, 17-19 Nov 1985". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Most wickets in a match in Ranji Trophy". Cricketarchive. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Players and coaches' transfers before India's domestic season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  6. ^ "MCA takes tennis route". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 27 November 2015.