K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan
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| Full name | Karumanaseri Narayanaiyer Ananthapadmanabhan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
8 September 1969 Trivandrum, Kerala, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Ananthan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-hand batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Leg break and googly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder, Umpire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988/89–2004/05 | Kerala | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 22 November 1988 Kerala v Hyderabad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last First-class | 22 December 2004 Kerala v Jammu and Kashmir | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| List A debut | 10 January 1993 Indian Board President's XI v Bombay | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last List A | 11 December 2002 Kerala v Hyderabad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Umpiring information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC umpired | 49 (2008–2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA umpired | 16 (2008–2013) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20 umpired | 37 (2009–2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: CricketArchive, 29 November 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Karumanaseri Narayanaiyer Ananthapadmanabhan (born 8 September 1969), more commonly known as K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan, is an Indian former first-class cricketer from the state of Kerala. Ananthapadmanabhan now serves as an umpire at the first-class level and officiates in the major domestic cricket tournaments in India.[1]
Playing career
Ananthapadmanabhan represented his state team Kerala and the South Zone in first-class and List A cricket in India. He was a right-arm leg spin bowler and was efficient in bowling leg break and googly. In his first-class career, Ananthapadmanabhan took 344 wickets from the 105 matches he played.[2] He also scored three hundreds, including a double century and thus played the role of an able all-rounder for his team. Ananthapadmanabhan enjoyed a very successful first-class career but could not go on to represent the national team India at the Test or ODI level, largely because his career coincided with the legendary Indian leg spinner Anil Kumble.
Umpiring career
Ananthapadmanabhan is now an umpire and officiates in domestic cricket tournaments in India. He has stood in matches in the 2015–16 Ranji Trophy.[3] He stood in the 2nd semi-final between Mumbai and Madhya Pradesh at Cuttack from 13–17 February 2016.[4] He has also stood in matches in the 2015–16 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and the 2016 Indian Premier League.[5][6]
References
- ↑ "The wait is over for Ananthapadmanabhan". The Hindu. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ↑ "K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan: Player profile at Kerala Cricket Association". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ↑ "Ranji Trophy, Group A: Delhi v Vidarbha at Delhi, Oct 8-11, 2015". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ↑ "Ranji Trophy, 2nd Semi-final: Madhya Pradesh v Mumbai at Cuttack, Feb 13-17, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ↑ "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Group D: Mumbai v Uttar Pradesh at Cuttack, Jan 7, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ↑ "Indian Premier League, 55th match: Kolkata Knight Riders v Sunrisers Hyderabad at Kolkata, May 22, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 May 2016.