D. J. Gokulakrishnan

Jayaraman Gokulakrishnan (born 4 January 1973), better known as D. J. Gokulakrishnan, is an Indian former first-class cricketer who represented Tamil Nadu, Goa and Assam. He became a cricket coach after his playing career.

D. J. Gokulakrishnan
Personal information
Full nameJayaraman Gokulakrishnan
Born (1973-01-04) 4 January 1973
Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBowling all-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1993/94–2003/04Tamil Nadu
1996/97–1997/98Goa
2001/02Assam
Career statistics
Competition FC List A
Matches 39 45
Runs scored 1,116 552
Batting average 24.26 25.09
100s/50s 1/4 0/2
Top score 104* 64*
Balls bowled 6,703 2,170
Wickets 103 71
Bowling average 27.34 20.91
5 wickets in innings 4 1
10 wickets in match 1 n/a
Best bowling 7/54 5/55
Catches/stumpings 33/– 11/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 1 March 2016

Career

As a right-arm medium pace bowler who batted right-handed in the lower-middle order, Gokulakrishnan made 39 first-class and 45 List A appearances between the 1993/94 and 2003/04 seasons. He mainly played for his home state Tamil Nadu and South Zone, while playing for Goa for two seasons and Assam for one season. He made over 1000 runs at an average of over 24 and took more than 100 wickets in his first-class career. He had a successful List A career as well, taking 71 wickets averaging below 21 per wicket and scoring 500-plus runs at a 25-plus average.[1]

Gokulakrishnan became a cricket coach after retirement. In 2008, he was made the assistant coach of the Tamil Nadu Ranji team.[2] He was appointed as the team's bowling coach in 2010 after Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) decided to do away with head and assistant coaches for the senior team.[3] He returned as the team's assistant coach in 2013 before the TNCA made him head coach of the Tamil Nadu under-19 team in 2015.[4] He had also worked as the business development manager of IC Infotech (India Cements Group).[5]

References
  1. "Jayaraman Gokulakrishnan". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  2. "Raman to continue as Tamil Nadu coach". ESPNcricinfo. 12 July 2008. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  3. "Tamil Nadu appoints three specialist coaches". ESPNcricinfo. 4 August 2010. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  4. "TN Keep Coach Call Pending". The New Indian Express. 5 July 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  5. Thomas, Annie (18 December 2005). "Now an anti-dote for fake tickets". DNA India. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
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