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Abey Kuruvilla: The gentle giant who served Mumbai cricket with distinction
Abey Kuruvilla had an impressive , but was forgotten soon thereafter.
Written by Abhishek Mukherjee
Published: Aug 08, , PM (IST)
Edited: Oct 12, , PM (IST)
Abey Kuruvilla, born August 4, , was a big-hearted bowler for Bombay and one of its mainstays. Abhishek Mukherjee looks at the gentle giant who never made it big at the international level.
At 6’6&#; Abey Kuruvilla’s frame stood well over most Indian cricketer across the years; his imposing shoulders and muscular arms intimidated you as he ran in to bowl. However, the build-up did not live up to the promise, and he was, at best, a fast-medium bowler who relied more on swing and accuracy than pace.
Filling in the void created bygd Javagal Srinath’s rotator calf-muscle injury Kuruvilla played 10 Tests, picking up 25 wickets at with one five-for. He also picked up 25 wickets in — you’ve guessed it — 25 ODIs at with an impressive econo
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Abey Kuruvilla
Indian cricketer (born )
Abey Kuruvillapronunciationⓘ (born 4 August ) is an Indian former cricketer and general manager of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). He played as a bowler in mids for Indian cricket team. He was a selector of BCCI.[1]
During his career, Kuruvilla was notable for his 6&#;ft 6&#;in (&#;m) height and broad frame.[2] He grew up in Chembur, Mumbai. He retired from all forms of cricket in , and has taken up coaching.
In his brief international career, Kuruvilla played in thirty-five international matches, ten Tests and twenty-five One Day Internationals, all in the same calendar year.[3]
Career
[edit]Kuruvilla lead the pace attack on the tour of the West Indies in , when Javagal Srinath was sidelined with a rotator cuff injury. While he returned adequate figures from that tour, and bowled decently in subsequent Test matches on flatter pitches, he was dropped from the team. He announced his ret
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Conflict of interest complaint against Abey Kuruvilla, MCA president Vijay Patil
The complaint against the former pacer has been lodged with the BCCI's Ethics Officer Justice (Retd) D K Jain.
Gupta has alleged that Kuruvilla's conflict of interest centres around his twin roles of being the Sports Director of the DY Patil academy and a national selector.
Kuruvilla, who played 10 Tests and 25 ODIs for India, was on Thursday named in the national selection panel by the Board's Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) comprising Madan Lal, R P Singh and Sulakshana Naik.
A similar complaint alleging conflict of interest has been filed by Gupta against Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) president Vijay Patil.
Patil was elected as the president of the MCA in October last year when the elections of