Team India fielding coach R. Sridhar turned 50 on Thursday and skipper Virat Kohli and head coach Ravi Shatri extended warm birthday greetings to the former on his special occassion.


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Kohli took to his official Twitter handle and wished Sridhar a very 'Happy Birthday'.


"Many happy returns of the day @coach_rsridhar. God bless and have a good day ahead," the 31-year-old Indian captain wrote.



Besides Kohli and Shastri, wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant, fast bowler Mohammad Shami and Indian opener KL Rahul also wished Sridhar on his 50th birthday.


Take a look at the wishes:




 



Born on July 16, 1970, former Indian first-class cricketer Ramakrishnan Sridhar had played for Hyderabad cricket team from 1989-90 to 2000-01.He appeared in a total of 35 first-class matches and 15 List A matches for Hyderabad.


After his playing career, Sridhar switched to coaching in 2001. He served as coach of the Hyderabad Under-19 team for three years and Hyderabad Under-16 team for one year. 


In 2011, he was appointed as the fielding coach of the India Under-19 team before being handed the role of fielding coach of the national side in August 2014 on a long-term contract.


Under Sridhar, India went on to become one of the top fielding sides in the world.