Thirumalai Ananthanpillai Sekar (; born 28 March 1956, in

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) is a former fast bowler who represented

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and

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s. Sekar was one of the fastest bowlers in India in the early eighties. His two Test matches were in the 1982–83 season when he was flown out to

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to replace the injured

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. He did not take a wicket in either match. He played a One Day International in that series and three more against

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two years later. Sekar played for

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between 1976/77 and 1987/88 taking 74 wickets. His career best effort was 9 for 54 against Kerala in 1982/83. He played for

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for two seasons before bowing out of the game. Since then his major contribution to Indian cricket was as a bowling coach at the

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where he was chief coach for several years, working with leading pace bowlers from across the world. He also served as South Zone representative on the National Selection Committee for a period of time. He was later appointed as a talent scout for

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