Arjun Menon (coach)

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Arjun Menon (born c. 1977) is a Singaporean cricket coach and former player. He represented the Singapore national cricket team and has coached a number of teams at international level, including Chile, Botswana, Malawi, Indonesia, and Singapore.

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Playing career

Menon began playing cricket at Saint Patrick's School, Singapore. He represented Singapore at youth level as a wicket-keeper and made his senior debut against United Arab Emirates in Malaysia. He made five senior appearances for Singapore. [1] He discontinued his international career in 1999 when he moved to Australia to attend university. [2]

Coaching career

Menon was appointed head coach of Chile in the lead-up to the team's inaugural ICC tournament appearance at the 2006 World Cricket League Americas Division Three. [3] In 2010 he was appointed head coach of Botswana, [2] a position he held until 2013. [4] Menon later coached Indonesia at the 2014 ICC East Asia-Pacific Men's Championship. [5]

Menon held various roles with the Singapore Cricket Association from 2015 to 2020, coaching Singapore to a gold medal in T20 cricket at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games. [1] In 2020 he returned to Malawi as operations manager of Cricket Malawi on a three-year contract, shortly after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Malawi. [6] He coached Malawi at the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Sub-regional Qualifier A. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Yeo, Clarence (13 May 2021). "Cricket: Former Singapore international Arjun Menon pitches in to help Malawi orphanage". The Straits Times. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  2. 1 2 Disele, Sylviah (1 June 2012). "Menon's cricket puzzle coming together". Mmegi . Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  3. ↑ Munro, Tony; Williams, Joseph (23 January 2006). "Hectic times for Chile". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  4. ↑ Ncube, Dumisani (27 November 2014). "BCA intensifies search for cricket coach". Mmegi. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  5. ↑ Nasse, Raymond (26 October 2014). "Squads Announced for Pepsi ICC East Asia-Pacific Men's Trophy". Daily Post. Vanuatu. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  6. ↑ Lockett, Isaac (24 July 2020). "A new sun rising over cricket in Malawi". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "Uganda start as favourites in World Cup Qualifier". Monitor. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
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