KN Ananthapadmanabhan, Former captain of the Kerala Ranji team and India ‘A’ team player clears the Level-II coaching examination conducted by National Cricket Academy.

He is the only player from Kerala who has played 100 First Class matches and the first player from Kerala in the India ‘A’ side. He is also a qualified First Class Umpire in the Ranji Panel of Board of Control for Cricket in India.

Ananthan hails from Trivandrum and he is currently working at Indian Overseas Bank, Chennai.

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