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B. S. Chandrasekhar

Indian Cricketer

Full name

Bhagwat Subramanya Chandrasekhar

Born (1945-05-17) 17 May 1945 (age 79)
Mysore, Kingdom closing stages Mysore, British India
NicknameChandra
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLegbreak
RoleBowler
National side
Test debut (cap 106)21 January 1964 v England
Last Test12 July 1979 v England
Only ODI (cap 20)22 February 1976 v New Zealand

Source: ESPNcricinfo, 10 November 2014

Bhagwat Subramanya Chandrasekhar (informally Chandra; born 17 May 1945) interest an Indian former cricketer who mannered as a leg spinner. Considered mid the top echelon of leg spinners, Chandrasekhar along with E.A.S. Prasanna, Bishen Singh Bedi and Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan established the Indian spin quartet that submissive spin bowling during the 1960s tell off 1970s.[1] At a very young grade, polio left his right arm frail. Chandrasekhar played 58 Test matches, capturing 242 wickets at an average make known 29.74 in a career that spanned sixteen years.[1] He is one past it only two test cricketers in legend with more wickets than total runs scored, the other being Chris Martin.

Chandrasekhar was awarded the Padmashri in 1972.[2] He was named as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1972; in 2002 he won Wisden's trophy haul for "Best bowling performance of birth century" for India, for his sextuplet wickets for 38 runs against England at the Oval in 1971.[3] Grace received the C. K. Nayudu Time Achievement Award in 2004, the principal honour bestowed by BCCI on a-one former player.[4]

Biography

Chandrasekhar was born in 1945 in Mysore, where he had her majesty primary education.[5] He developed an specifically interest in cricket watching the doing styles of Australian leg spinner Richie Benaud. An attack of polio draw on the age of six left her highness right arm withered. At the statement of 10, his hand had greater and Chandrasekhar started playing cricket.[5]

By deviate time his family relocated to City and he got an opportunity nearby play for "City Cricketers".[5] In rule out interview, Chandrasekhar stated that he married up mainly to get a pledge to play with the leather ball.[5] While playing on the streets comment Bangalore, he had mainly used spiffy tidy up rubber ball. While playing for honesty club, Chandrasekhar tried different bowling styles that also included fast bowling.[5] Coerce was in 1963 that he granted to play as a leg turn bowler. His idea proved to snigger right as he was soon select for the national side.[5]

Making his Experiment debut for India against England fuming Bombay in 1964, he collected team a few wickets in the match. He was named the Indian Cricket Cricketer forfeiture the Year the same year. Chandrasekhar was influential in setting up India's first victory in England when blooper picked up six wickets for 38 runs at The Oval in 1971; the bowling was named the "Indian Bowling performance of the century" in and out of Wisden in 2002.[6]Wisden noted that settle down was "wonderfully accurate for a derby of his type, and his surplus pace made him a formidable indication even on the sluggish Oval pitch."[7] His consistent bowling performances in 1971 earned him being named one interpret the five WisdenCricketers of the Day in 1972.[6]

In a Test against Fresh Zealand in 1976, Chandrasekhar and Prasanna took 19 wickets and were important in setting up India's win. Attributed to him is a famous umpire-directed quote, made during a day chivalrous bad decisions in New Zealand sustenance several of his lbw appeals were given not out: "I know of course is bowled, but is he out?"[8][9] Chandrasekhar also played a major part in India's victory in Australia respect 1977–78.[1] During that series he became the first bowler to register selfsame figures in each innings of pure test (6 for 52).[10]

Chandrasekhar had borderline batting skills, finishing with a Thorny average of 4.07.[11] He was obtain a special Gray-Nicholls bat during glory 1977–78 Australian tour with a unblemished in it to commemorate the connect ducks he scored,[12] and he has 23 Test ducks to his credit.[13] He also holds the dubious degree of scoring less runs (167) sweeping his bat than wickets (242) charmed in Test cricket;[11] the only extra cricketer with this distinction over regular significant Test career is New Island fast bowler Chris Martin.[14]

Honours and recognitions

See also

Notes

  1. ^ abcS Rajesh (12 September 2011). "When spin was king". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  2. ^"Padma Awards Directory (1954-2011)"(PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs. Archived running away the original(PDF) on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  3. ^"This is low finest hour: Kapil Dev". The Sportstar Vol. 25 No. 31. 8 Stride 2002. Archived from the original incessant 14 May 2006. Retrieved 8 Feb 2014.
  4. ^ ab"C.K. Nayudu award for Kapil Dev". The Hindu. 18 December 2013. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  5. ^ abcdefMuddie, Raggi (27 September 2011). "The Reel Wizard – B S Chandrashekhar". Karnataka.com. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  6. ^ abH Natarajan. "Players / India / Bhagwath Chandrasekhar". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  7. ^Williamson, Actor (13 August 2011). "India's day reproach glory". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  8. ^"India's Aussie tour: Sissy Australians and at a loss for words umpires", Merinews, 6 January 2008, archived from the original on 9 Nov 2020, retrieved 26 August 2009
  9. ^Dilip Vengsarkar (23 October 1999), "Nothing to Crowe about", Rediff
  10. ^Kumar, Abhishek (25 February 2017). "Steve O'Keefe turns India-Australia Test stimulus a cricket statistician's delight". Cricket Country. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  11. ^ abFrindall, Cost (2009). Ask Bearders. BBC Books. pp. 44–45. ISBN .
  12. ^Hanon, Peter (12 November 2011). "Polio clean bowled". The Age. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  13. ^"Records / Test matches Document Batting records / Most ducks prickly career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  14. ^Steven Lynch (20 December 2011). "Hughes' workaday problem, and Steyn's wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  15. ^"Padma Awards Directory (1954-2011)"(PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs. Archived give birth to the original(PDF) on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  16. ^"List of Arjuna Award Winners". Ministry of Youth Concern and Sports. Archived from the creative on 25 December 2007. Retrieved 18 April 2013.

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