Former Kerala captain and BCCI selector K Jayaram died after a heart attack. “Kerala didn’t have many cricketing talents back then.” “However, Jayaraman was unique,” adds BCCI President Roger Binny.
K Jayaram, the former captain of Kerala in the Ranji Trophy, died on Saturday as a result of a heart arrest. He was 67 years old. In terms of his cricketing career, he led Kerala from 1981 to 1983. The prolific batter was at his best during the Ranji Trophy season of 1985-86. As a result, he was the first player from Kerala to virtually push the then-Indian selectors to consider him for international duty.
Jayaram represented Kerala in 46 Ranji Trophy matches and for a little period in his domestic career. The right-handed batsman batted right and averaged 29.47. Jayaram scored 10 half-centuries and five hundreds during his First-Class career. He also took two wickets as a useful part-time spinner. Back in the day, he was regarded as one of Kerala’s best batters.
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The Ernakulam native also represented South Zone in the prestigious Duleep Trophy
In the 1980s, he rose to the occasion and established himself as a national star. Jayaram went on to achieve four century in five Ranji Trophy outings during the 1986-87 season. He also held various positions in India’s Board of Control for Cricket. Notably, Jayaram was a previous junior national selector. For a time, he was also the main selection of Kerala’s senior teams.
It is worth noting that during his fantasy Ranji Trophy season. Some significant players from Indian teams were victims of his batting devastation. In a similar spirit, former India cricketer and current BCCI President Roger Binny. Binny reflected on Jayaram’s cricketing abilities and stated that he was an exceptional human being. He further stated that during his playing days, he was a class apart because there were few players of his caliber in Kerala. Furthermore, the former world champion stated that while serving as a selector, K Jayaram had a strong eye for detecting talent.
“Kerala didn’t have many cricketing talents back then.” But Jayaraman was unique. He was a fantastic cricketer and an even better person. As a selector, he was a very affable man with an eye for talent. “I just found out about his death, and I want to express my heartfelt condolences to his family,” the BCCI President was reported as saying by TOI.
Gundappa Viswanath’s admiration is one of my most treasured moments in my career: Jayaram
Surprisingly, K Jayaram once disclosed the best moment of his brilliant career when speaking with the aforementioned media organization. When asked about his knock against Karnataka, he claimed that the great Gundappa Viswanath had complemented him on his superb century.
“I think my best century was against Karnataka.” One of the most memorable events of my playing career was receiving praise from Gundappa Viswanath shortly after my ton.”
K Jayaram went on to serve as a match referee and a top council member of the Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) in addition to his managerial positions. On Monday, July 17, he will be cremated in the Ravipuram crematorium. Jayaram’s son, Abhay, and wife, Rama, survive him.
