He now serves as an umpire at the first-class level and officiates in domestic cricket tournaments in India, including the Ranji Trophy and Indian Premier League.
[2][3] Ananthapadmanabhan represented his state team Kerala and the South Zone in first-class and List A cricket in India.
[4] He also scored three hundreds, including a double century and thus played the role of an able all-rounder for his team.
Ananthapadmanabhan enjoyed a very successful first-class career but could not go on to represent the national team India at the Test or ODI level, largely because his career coincided with the Indian leg spinner Anil Kumble.
During the 2015–16 Ranji Trophy, he stood in the 2nd semi-final between Madhya Pradesh and Mumbai at Cuttack from 13 to 17 February 2016.