Rangachari Madhavan

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Rangachari Madhavan
Personal information
Born (1960-10-29) 29 October 1960 (age 59)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
BattingLeft-handed
Bowling Slow left-arm orthodox
Role All-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1982/83–1989/90 Tamil Nadu
Career statistics
Competition FC List A
Matches395
Runs scored1,78158
Batting average 34.9214.50
100s/50s5/90/0
Top score153*21*
Balls bowled1,35172
Wickets 261
Bowling average 25.5048.00
5 wickets in innings 10
10 wickets in match0n/a
Best bowling5/321/37
Catches/stumpings 24/–2/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 17 May 2016

Rangachari Madhavan (born 29 October 1960) is an Indian former first-class cricketer who represented Tamil Nadu.

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Life and career

Born in Chennai, Madhavan played as an all-rounder who batted left-handed and bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He appeared in 39 first-class and 5 List A matches, before which he represented India Under-19s in Youth Tests. He also played for India Under-25s and South Zone during his career. He played his last first-class match in the 1989/90 season, aged 29. [1]

Madhavan was a chartered accountant by profession. He lived in the Middle East for ten years and returned to Chennai in the mid-2000s. He was appointed member of the Under-19 selection committee of Tamil Nadu. He then became a member of the senior team selection committee, after which he became its Chairman. [2]

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References

  1. "Rangachari Madhavan". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  2. "A trophy that eludes TN". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 May 2016.