S. Sriraman
Srinivasan Sriraman | |
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20th President of BCCI | |
In office 1985–1988 | |
Preceded by | N. K. P. Salve |
Succeeded by | Biswanath Dutt |
Personal details | |
Born | 16 November 1918 British India |
Died | 11 June 1993 Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
Srinivasan Sriraman (16 November 1918 – 11 June 1993, in
Sriraman was the joint secretary of the Madras Cricket Association from 1942-1944/45, secretary of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) 1954-1985, BCCI joint secretary in 1963/64 and 1964/65, secretary 1965/66 – 1969/70, vice president 1977/78 – 1984/85 and the president between 1985/86 and 1988/89.
During his tenure as TNCA secretary, Sriraman shifted the cricket ground of the Tamil Nadu cricket team from the Corporation Stadium to the Chepauk stadium through a lease arranged through his relationship with Tamil Nadu chief minister and childhood friend K. Kamaraj. India co-hosted the 1987 Cricket World Cup along with Pakistan during his tenure as the BCCI president.[1]
Sriraman was made the honorary life member of the
He died of a heart attack.
References
- ^ Ashok, Venugopa L (14 November 2017). "Sriraman, the uncommon administrator with a common man's heart". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- Obituary in Indian Cricket 1993