Woorkeri Raman

Woorkeri Venkat Raman (Tamil: வூர்கேறி வெங்கட் ராமன்) pronunciation  (born 23 May 1965) is a former Indian cricketer and current coach of the India women's national cricket team, having been appointed to the role in December 2018.[1] He played domestic cricket for Tamil Nadu, mainly as a left-handed batsman and a part-time left arm spinner.

Woorkeri Raman
Personal information
Full nameWoorkeri Venkat Raman
Born23 May 1965 (1965-05-23) (age 55)
Madras, Madras State, India
BattingLeft-hand bat
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleOpening Batsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 181)11 January 1988 v West Indies
Last Test2 January 1997 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 63)2 January 1988 v West Indies
Last ODI14 December 1996 v South Africa
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1983–1999Tamil Nadu
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODIs FC LA
Matches 11 27 132 87
Runs scored 448 617 7,939 2,892
Batting average 24.88 23.73 45.62 35.26
100s/50s 0/4 1/3 19/36 4/18
Top score 96 114 313 117*
Balls bowled 348 162 6,460 707
Wickets 2 2 85 18
Bowling average 64.50 85.00 37.36 33.61
5 wickets in innings 0 0 4 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 1 0
Best bowling 1/7 1/23 6/29 2/12
Catches/stumpings 6/– 2/– 91/– 22/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 September 2010

Career

As player

Raman made his Test debut in his home town Chennai against West Indies in 1987–88, top scoring in the second innings with 83 and taking a wicket in the first over that he bowled in Test cricket. India were bowled to victory in that match by Narendra Hirwani, who took 16 wickets (8/61 and 8/75). He played in 10 further Tests for India, until 1997. He also played in 27 One Day Internationals in the same period. However, he was relatively unsuccessful on the international stage. His only international century, 113, came in an ODI against South Africa in 1992–93. Between November 1988 to December 1992, India played 25 tests, out which only one test played in India, this impacted many players careers as there were not any 'A' tour on the outside condition, Raman was one of those Players

Raman began his first-class career as a left-arm spinner but eventually turned into a batsman. He was a successful batsman in domestic cricket scoring three double centuries, including 313 against Goa, in the 1988–89 season of the Ranji Trophy. His run aggregate, 1,018, beat the record set by Rusi Modi in 1944–45. He retired from all forms of cricket in 1999 after being axed from TN Ranji Team.[2]

As coach

After retirement, Raman took to a career in coaching.[3] He was appointed Tamil Nadu coach in 2006.[4] His contract was renewed after two years and was signed for another two seasons with the team. With the Cricket Association of Bengal too showing interest in signing him to coach their side, he chose to continue with Tamil Nadu.[5] The side won the 2008–09 edition of the domestic one-day tournament.[6] In July 2010, he was appointed the Bengal coach replacing Roger Binny. He was their fourth coach in four years.[7] In 2013, he was named the assistant coach of Kings XI Punjab, ahead of the sixth season of the Indian Premier League (IPL).[8] Later that year, he returned from Bengal to coach the Tamil Nadu side.[9] The following year, he was appointed batting coach of the IPL side Kolkata Knight Riders.[10] His side went on to win the title that season.[11]

In 2015, Raman was appointed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India to the coaching panel as the batting coach at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru.[12] In December 2018, he was appointed the head coach of the India women's national team.[13]

International centuries

ODI centuries
One Day International centuries of Woorkeri Raman
NoRunsMatchAgainstCity/CountryVenueDateResult
[1]11320 South Africa Centurion, South AfricaSuperSport Park11 December 1992Won

International awards

One Day International Cricket

Man of the Match awards
No. Opponent Venue Date Match Performance Result
1 South Africa SuperSport Park, Centurion 11 December 1992 114 (148 balls: 6x4, 1x6)  India won by 4 wickets.[14]

References
  1. "W.V. Raman is the new Indian women's cricket team coach". thehindu. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  2. "Press Release: WV Raman's retirement". ESPNcricinfo. 14 August 1999. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  3. Ramchand, Partab (27 April 2000). "WV Raman: giving something back to the game". ESPNcricinfo.
  4. "Raman appointed Tamil Nadu coach". ESPNcricinfo. 29 August 2006. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  5. "Raman to continue as Tamil Nadu coach". ESPNcricinfo. 12 July 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  6. "It was a collective effort - Raman". ESPNcricinfo. 11 March 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  7. "WV Raman to coach Bengal". ESPNcricinfo. 21 July 2010. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  8. "Raman joins Kings XI coaching team". The Hindu. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  9. Dinakar, S. (8 July 2013). "Raman set to coach Tamil Nadu again". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  10. "WV Raman appointed KKR batting coach". ESPNcricinfo. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  11. "'Kallis the heart and soul of KKR'". ESPNcricinfo. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  12. "Former players Hirwani, Raman, Sekar named NCA coaches". Rediff.com. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  13. Ghosh, Annesha (20 December 2018). "WV Raman appointed India women head coach". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  14. "1992-1993 South Africa v India - 3rd Match - Centurion".
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