Naresh Churi

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 so that he could watch matches at the Wankhede Stadium.

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.

Churi became a cricket coach at Shardashram Vidyamandir in Mumbai, his alma mater, in 1999.

Churi died on 30 September 2024, at the age of 60.