T. A. Sekhar
Thirumalai Ananthanpillai Sekar (Tamil: டி. ஏ. சேகர்) (
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| Full name | Thirumalai Ananthanpillai Sekar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 March 1956 (age 64) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sekar was one of the fastest bowlers in India in the early eighties. His two Test matches were in the 1982-83 season when he was flown out to Pakistan to replace the injured Madan Lal. He did not take a wicket in either match. He played a One Day International in that series and three more against England two years later.
Sekar played for Tamil Nadu between 1976/77 and 1987/88 taking 74 wickets. His career best effort was 9 for 54 against Kerala in 1981/82. He played for Madhya Pradesh for two seasons before bowing out of the game.
Since then his major contribution to Indian cricket is a bowling coach at the MRF Pace Foundation in Chennai. He served as a national selector for a period of time.
He was appointed as talent scout for Mumbai Indians