Dubai, Feb. 24 -- Former Indian cricketer Sridharan Sriram has been roped in as Chennai Super Kings (CSK) assistant bowling coach.

"Former India cricketer Sridharan Sriram has been appointed as the assistant bowling coach of Chennai Super Kings. Sriram represented India in eight ODI matches between 2000 and 2004," a CSK release said.

In eight ODIs for India, Sriram took nine wickets at an average of 30.44, with the best figures of 3/44. With the bat, he also made 81 runs in seven innings at an average of 13.50, with a half-century to his name.

A left-handed batsman and left-arm orthodox spinner, Sriram is hugely experienced at the domestic level. He has scored more than 13,000 runs, across first-class and List-A format and has also tak...