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| Full name | Woorkeri Venkat Raman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 May 1965 (1965-05-23) (age 60) Madras,Madras State, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Opening batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 181) | 11 January 1988 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 2 January 1997 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 63) | 2 January 1988 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 14 December 1996 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1983–1999 | Tamil Nadu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Woorkeri Venkat Raman (pronunciationⓘ; born 23 May 1965) is a former Indiancricketer and former coach of theIndia women's national cricket team, having been appointed to the role in December 2018.[1] Raman was replaced by Ramesh Powar in May 2021 as the national woman's team coach.[2] He played domestic cricket forTamil Nadu, mainly as a left-handedbatsman and a part-timeleft arm spinner. He was a part of the Indian squad which won the1990–91 Asia Cup.
Raman made hisTest debut in his home town Chennai against theWest 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 byNarendra Hirwani, who took 16 wickets (8/61 and 8/75). Raman played in 10 further Tests forIndia, until 1997. He also played in 27One Day Internationals in the same period. However, he was relatively unsuccessful on the international stage. His only international century, 114,[3] came in an ODI where he marshalled a tricky chase and led India to victory againstSouth Africa in the1992–93 series. Between November 1988 to December 1992, India played 25 Tests, out of which only one test was played in India, this impacted many players' careers as there were not any 'A' tours in the outside conditions, 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 the1988–89 season of the Ranji Trophy. His run aggregate, 1,018, beat the record set byRusi Modi in1944–45. He retired from all forms of cricket in 1999 after being axed from TN Ranji Team.[4]
He also had great success as the overseas professional with Scottish East League Division One outfit Kirkcaldy Cricket Club in the summer of 1989.
After retirement, Raman took to a career in coaching.[5] He was appointed Tamil Nadu coach in 2006.[6] His contract was renewed after two years and was signed for another two seasons with the team. With theCricket Association of Bengal too showing interest in signing him to coachtheir side, he chose to continue with Tamil Nadu.[7] The side won the 2008–09 edition of thedomestic one-day tournament.[8] In July 2010, he was appointed the Bengal coach replacingRoger Binny. He was their fourth coach in four years.[9] In 2013, he was named the assistant coach ofKings XI Punjab, ahead of thesixth season of theIndian Premier League (IPL).[10] Later that year, he returned from Bengal to coach the Tamil Nadu side.[11] The following year, he was appointed batting coach of the IPL sideKolkata Knight Riders.[12] His side went on to win the title that season.[13]
In 2015, Raman was appointed by theBoard of Control for Cricket in India to the coaching panel as the batting coach at theNational Cricket Academy inBengaluru.[14] In December 2018, he was appointed the head coach of theIndia women's national team.[15]
