Chief Executive Officer
Sitaram Audipudy
Civil engineer and former Karnataka all-rounder. Two decades building landmark infrastructure; a lifetime in cricket. Now leading VB Pase Cricket Academy.
20+ yrs
Project Delivery
₹500 Cr
Shangri-La Bangalore
KPL 2023
Maharaja Trophy
7×
League Titles
Ranji
Karnataka Probable
NCA L1
Attended Coaching
Sitaram Audipudy
The builder who turns empty land into working training grounds.
The Builder
A civil engineer from RV College of Engineering, Sitaram spent two decades delivering large-scale real-estate and luxury-hospitality projects — culminating in leading the execution of the 396-key, ₹500-crore Shangri-La Bangalore as Senior Project Manager at Adarsh Developers. Earlier, he spent fifteen years at ITI on the ASCON pan-India signals network.
The Cricketer
On the field, Sitaram was a Karnataka all-rounder — representing Karnataka Under-22, a Ranji Trophy probable from 1985 to 1992, and a senior-state player at the Buchi Babu and Moin-ud-Dowlah tournaments. A natural leader, he captained ITI to four 1st Division League titles and Bangalore Cricketers to three.
The Mentor
Having attended the NCA Level 1 coaching at three centres, Sitaram has guided Karnataka Zonal Under-16 and Under-23 sides, and most recently mentored Gulbarga Mystics to the 2023 Maharaja Trophy (KPL) championship — pairing deep cricketing instinct with a project leader's discipline.
The CEO
At VB Pase Cricket Academy, Sitaram brings both halves of his career together — the builder who delivers world-class facilities and the cricketer who knows what produces champions. He owns campus and facility delivery, academy operations, and the bowling-first high-performance vision that defines the academy.
Career Timeline
From signals networks to landmark hotels to title-winning dugouts.
1985–1992
Karnataka State Cricket
An all-rounder for Karnataka Under-22 and a Ranji Trophy probable, representing the senior state team at the Buchi Babu and Moin-ud-Dowlah tournaments. Captained ITI to four 1st Division League titles and Bangalore Cricketers to three.
1988–1990
Project Engineer · BEML
Civil works and technical audit — the start of a two-decade career in large-scale project delivery.
1990–2005
Assistant Executive Engineer · ITI
Fifteen years on the ASCON pan-India signals communication network, delivering complex infrastructure across the country.
2000–2002
Coach · Karnataka Zonal U-16 & U-23
Led age-group sides and attended the NCA Level 1 coaching at three centres, formalising decades of cricketing knowledge.
2005–2022
Senior Project Manager · Adarsh Developers
Project head for Shangri-La Bangalore — a 396-key, ₹500-crore luxury hotel — delivering one of the city's landmark hospitality builds.
2023
Mentor · Gulbarga Mystics
Mentored Gulbarga Mystics to the Maharaja Trophy (KPL) championship — translating a lifetime in the game into a title-winning campaign.
Present
CEO · VB Pase Cricket Academy
Leads the academy end to end — campus and facility delivery, operations, and the high-performance vision of building champion, aggressive red-ball pace bowlers.
The Aim
“Train the fast bowlers to study the batter's weakness during the match, create a plan, and bowl to that weakness.”
— Sitaram Audipudy, CEO
Coaching Vision
Building champion, aggressive red-ball pace bowlers.
At VB Pase Cricket Academy, one of our central focuses is to create champion, aggressive red-ball pace bowlers who dominate the batter — building genuine wicket-taking ability with razor-sharp accuracy, rather than just containing runs. Our bowling focus is to gain the initiative and momentum in the early stage of the innings, with classical test-match line and length.
Dominate, don't contain
Champion fast bowlers attack the batter and take wickets — they don't settle for keeping the runs down. Aggression with control is the standard.
Razor-sharp accuracy
Wicket-taking ability is built on relentless precision — classical test-match line and length, repeated until it becomes instinct.
Seize the momentum early
The plan is to gain the initiative in the early stage of the innings, putting the batting side on the back foot from the first spell.
Bowl to the weakness
Fast bowlers are trained to study each batter's weakness during the match, build a plan, and bowl to that weakness — thinking cricketers, not just athletes.
CEO Corner
Straight from Sitaram.
Announcements, daily coaching tips, and articles — in Sitaram's own words.
Announcements
Summer Camp 2026 — a successful wrap
7 June 2026
A heartfelt thank you to every player, parent and coach who made this year's summer camp such a success. Across every age group we saw real strides in fitness, technique and match temperament — exactly the standard we set out to build. For those who caught the bug, our year-round program is the natural next step.
Articles
Best Cricket Academy in Bangalore: What to Look For
Choosing the best cricket academy in Bangalore matters. As a former Karnataka all-rounder, I share what separates real coaching from the rest — and how champions are built.
Read articleRed-Ball Pace Bowling: Building Aggressive Wicket-Takers
VB Pase Academy CEO Sitaram Audipudy on building champion red-ball fast bowlers — aggressive, accurate, wicket-taking pace that dominates the batter, not just contains.
Read article
Daily Tips
Bowl at the top of off stump
7 June 2026
Pick one length and one channel — the top of off stump — and hit it ball after ball before you try anything clever. Pressure is built by repetition. The wicket usually comes from the fourth or fifth delivery in a sequence, not the first.
Win the first hour
7 June 2026
The new ball is a privilege. Start full and straight, attack the stumps, and make the batter earn every run early. Two wickets in the first hour shapes the whole day.
Train with intent.
Join an academy built by people who know what champions are made of — world-class facilities, elite coaching, and a relentless standard.