Vedam Hariharan

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Vedam Hariharan
Personal information
Born (1954-06-05) 5 June 1954 (age 67)
Cochin, Kerala, India
NicknameHari [1]
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1974/75 Karnataka
1980/81–1989/90 Kerala
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches42
Runs scored926
Batting average 16.53
100s/50s1/1
Top score103
Balls bowled5,982
Wickets 114
Bowling average 32.06
5 wickets in innings 3
10 wickets in match1
Best bowling7/60
Catches/stumpings 15/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 28 November 2015

Vedam Hariharan (born 5 June 1954) is a former Indian first-class cricketer who played for Karnataka cricket team and Kerala cricket team. After retirement, he became a cricket coach.

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Career

A right-arm medium pace swing bowler, Hariharan represented Karnataka cricket team in one match in the 1974/75 season before playing for his home team Kerala cricket team between 1980/81 and 1989/90. He appeared in 42 first-class cricket matches but did not play List A cricket. [2] Former India cricketer Kapil Dev in his autobiography mentioned that Hariharan had more talent than he himself did. [3] [4]

After his playing career, Hariharan took up the job of coaching. In 1990, he became a cricket coach and worked for several years in Australia, England, India, Ireland, Malaysia and Scotland. In the 1990s, Hariharan became a player-coach with the Scottish team Glasgow Accies in the Western Union League and continued in that role for over a decade. [1] He also trained cricketers at cricket academies in Brisbane and Bangalore during his stint with Glasgow Accies. [4] He worked as a coach at the Glasgow Academy in Scotland and was accredited as a Level 3 coach from the England and Wales Cricket Board. In 2007, the Kerala Cricket Association appointed him as the head coach of the Kerala team for the 2007/08 domestic season. [5] [6] Hariharan was replaced from the position in 2009 following which he served the Kerala Cricket Association with a legal notice claiming his term as coach was to end after the 2010/11 season. [7] [8]

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References

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