Naresh Churi
{{Short description|Indian cricketer and coach (1964–2024)}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Naresh Churi
| fullname = Naresh Kamalkar Churi
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| country = India
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1964|5|10|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Bombay, Maharashtra, India
| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|9|30|1964|5|10|df=yes}}
| death_place = Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
| heightft =
| heightinch =
| heightm =
| batting = Left-handed
| bowling =
| role = Batsman
| club1 = Railways
| year1 = 1982/83–1988/89
| clubnumber1 =
| columns = 2
| column1 = FC
| matches1 = 26
| runs1 = 1,501
| bat avg1 = 32.63
| 100s/50s1 = 2/7
| top score1 = 113
| deliveries1 = 174
| wickets1 = 1
| bowl avg1 = 73.00
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 1/34
| catches/stumpings1 = 15/–
| column2 = List A
| matches2 = 8
| runs2 = 200
| bat avg2 = 28.57
| 100s/50s2 = 0/1
| top score2 = 99
| deliveries2 = 12
| wickets2 = 0
| bowl avg2 = –
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = n/a
| best bowling2 = –
| catches/stumpings2 = 5/–
| date = 26 August
| year = 2019
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/27834.html ESPNcricinfo
}}
Naresh Kamalkar Churi (10 May 1964 – 30 September 2024) was an Indian cricket coach and first-class cricketer who played for Railways.
Life and career
Churi was born in Bombay (now Mumbai) on 10 May 1964. Cricket coach Ramakant Achrekar, who had five daughters, adopted Churi at the age of 13{{cite news |last1=Tagore |first1=Vijay |title=Adopted son Naresh Churi fulfilled Achrekar’s dream of meeting his students |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/sport/cricket/the-last-wish-adopted-son-fulfilled-achrekarsdream-of-meeting-his-students/articleshow/67355751.cms |access-date=26 August 2019 |work=Mumbai Mirror |date=3 January 2019}} so that he could watch matches at the Wankhede Stadium.{{cite news |last1=Lokapally |first1=Vijay |title=The man who moulded the master |url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-authors/The-man-who-moulded-the-master/article16865912.ece |access-date=26 August 2019 |work=The Hindu |date=16 December 2016}}{{cite news |last1=Purandare |first1=Kunal |title=Cricket loses an institution in Ramakant Achrekar |url=http://www.forbesindia.com/printcontent/52169 |access-date=26 August 2019 |work=Forbes India |date=3 January 2019}}
Churi made his first-class debut for Railways during the 1982–83 Ranji Trophy and represented the team until the 1988–89 season. A left-handed batsman, Churi scored 1501 runs in 26 first-class matches with two hundreds, including a 112 against Tamil Nadu in the final of the 1987–88 Ranji Trophy which Railways lost by an innings. He would then represent Rest of India in the 1988–89 Irani Cup against the same opposition.{{cite web |title=First-Class Matches played by Naresh Churi |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/24/24634/First-Class_Matches.html |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=26 August 2019}}
Churi became a cricket coach at Shardashram Vidyamandir in Mumbai, his alma mater, in 1999.{{cite news |last1=Bhat |first1=Mikhil |title=For Shardashram, times they are a-changing |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-for-shardashram-times-they-are-a-changing-1006413 |access-date=26 August 2019 |work=DNA India |date=8 January 2006}}
Churi died on 30 September 2024, at the age of 60.{{cite news |title=Former Railways batsman Naresh Churi no more |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/former-railways-batsman-naresh-churi-no-more/articleshow/113819936.cms |access-date=30 September 2024 |publisher=The Times of India |date=30 September 2024}}
References
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External links
- {{ESPNcricinfo|id=27834}}
- {{CricketArchive|id=24634}}
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Category:20th-century Indian sportsmen
Category:Central Zone cricketers