Sunil Subramaniam

Subramaniam is a former slow left-arm orthodox spinner who played for Tamil Nadu cricket team for ten seasons from 1988/89 to 1997/98 before getting dropped from the team. He then played one season for Assam cricket team in 2000/01.^[2] Despite having a successful first-class career, he was never considered for India selection. He appeared for Rest of India in 1994/95 Irani Trophy against Mumbai.^[3]

During his playing career, Subramaniam also worked for the Indian IT company HCL Technologies.^[4]

Subramaniam retired from competitive cricket in 2001 at the age of 34. He made the retirement call after tearing a ligament in his left leg during practice following which he underwent two operations.^[3] He had two simultaneous injuries at the time of retirement, with blades inserted into both his legs.^[4] He was regarded to be among "the most feared bowlers in first class cricket" for his bowling skills and aggressive approach.^[3]

In 2005, he became the coach of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association Academy. He has been the coach of Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin since Ashwin's under-19 days at Tamil Nadu.^[5]

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