Vedam Hariharan

Vedam Hariharan

Personal information
Born	(1954-06-05) 5 June 1954 (age 70) Cochin, Kerala, India
Nickname	Hari[1]
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1974/75	Karnataka
1980/81–1989/90	Kerala
Career statistics
Competition FC Matches 42 Runs scored 926 Batting average 16.53 100s/50s 1/1 Top score 103 Balls bowled 5,982 Wickets 114 Bowling average 32.06 5 wickets in innings 3 10 wickets in match 1 Best bowling 7/60 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.

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]

References

1. "Vedam Hariharan Profile". Glasgow Accies. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
2. "Vedam Hariharan". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
3. "Let's bat for home". tes.com. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
4. "Head Coach: Vedam Hariharan". Glasgow Accies. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
5. "Vedam Hariharan appointed Kerala coach". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
6. "Coach Hariharan has a clear-cut plan". The Hindu. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
7. "Fired Kerala coach serves legal notice on state body". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
8. "Former Kerala coach cries foul, demands Rs 50 lakh". The Indian Express. Retrieved 28 November 2015.

External links

• Vedam Hariharan at ESPNcricinfo
• Vedam Hariharan at CricketArchive (subscription required)