After leading the Indian Under-19 team to a World Cup victory in 2008, Virat Kohli gained notoriety.
He was a member of the winning team along with a few of his still-active teammates, including Manish Pandey and Ravindra Jadeja. Tanmay Srivastava was an additional player, nevertheless, who was vital to his team. With 262 runs, including a crucial 43 in the final versus South Africa Under-19, he was the tournament’s highest scorer.
Srivastava played a limited number of games for Punjab Kings (formerly known as Kings XI Punjab) in the 2008 and 2009 Indian Premier League and was not given the chance to play for the national side at the top level. Feeling that he would not be able to play for India, the left-handed hitter retired in 2020 at the age of thirty.
After finishing his playing career, the Uttar Pradesh native turned to umpiring and is presently scheduled to make his formal debut in the 2025 Indian Premier League as a BCCI-qualified umpire. With this, he will also become the first individual to serve as both an IPL player and an umpire.
After passing Level 2 in two years, the 35-year-old was given special treatment by the BCCI. However, he will not be playing on the field for the next season.
Following his retirement, Srivastava worked as a scout for the RCB, a fielding coach for the NCA’s Under-16 team, and a coach for Jammu & Kashmir in addition to studying for his umpiring examinations.
“It’s difficult to study for umpiring. At night, I used to remain up. The Times of India cited Srivastava as saying, “You have to study a lot to understand the laws and their implications.”
Additionally, the former Under-19 player gave the BCCI’s umpiring program high marks. He praised the board for encouraging young athletes to work as umpires.
“Players, regardless of their degree of cricket experience, can unwind in specific ways. Instead of largely relying on elderly individuals with bookish expertise, the board is pushing new players to take up umpiring,” he continued.
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