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Bhagwath Chandrasekhar

India

Full name Bhagwath Subramanya Chandrasekhar

Born May 17, 1945, Mysore, Karnataka

Current age 66 years 267 days

Major teams India, Karnataka, Mysore

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Legbreak

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	6s	Ct
Tests	58	80	39	167	22	4.07			0	25
ODIs	1	1	1	11	11*	-	13	84.61		0
First-class	246	244	114	600	25	4.61				107
List A	7	3	2	25	14*	25.00				1

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	58	97	15963	7199	242	8/79	12/104	29.74	2.70	65.9	12	16	2
ODIs	1	1	56	36	3	3/36	3/36	12.00	3.85	18.6	0	0	0
First-class	246		53817	25547	1063	9/72		24.03	2.84	50.6		75	19
List A	7		420	311	8	4/61	4/61	38.87	4.44	52.5	0	0	0

Career statistics

Test debut	India v England at Mumbai (BS), Jan 21-26, 1964 scorecard
Last Test	England v India at Birmingham, Jul 12-16, 1979 scorecard
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Only ODI	New Zealand v India at Auckland, Feb 22, 1976 scorecard
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First-class span	1963-1980
List A span	1975-1978

Profile

For a nation starved of wins abroad, Chandra was a rare jewel: he was for long India's biggest match-winner overseas, with 42 wickets in five Tests. Batsmen didn't know quite what to expect from him and sometimes neither did Chandra himself, as he once admitted. An attack of polio in childhood left his right arm withered, but Chandra turned his handicap into an advantage. After a long, bouncing run-up, he delivered sharp googlies, spiteful topspinners and legbreaks at near medium-pace from the back of his hand with a whipping action. He could often be erratic, but no one among India's famed spin quartet was more likely to deliver an unplayable ball than Chandra. His 6 for 38 at The Oval in 1971 gave India their first series victory in England and he was instrumental in India's first win in Australia in 1978, taking 12 for 104 at Melbourne.
H Natarajan

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Notes

Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1972

Country Fixtures Country Results

Australia v India at Adelaide
Feb 12, 2012 (13:50 local | 03:20 GMT | 22:20 EST | 21:20 CST | 19:20 PST)

Final: Central Zone v East Zone at Indore
Feb 12-16, 2012 (09:30 local | 04:00 GMT | 23:00 EST | 22:00 CST | 20:00 PST)

India v Sri Lanka at Adelaide
Feb 14, 2012 (13:50 local | 03:20 GMT | 22:20 EST | 21:20 CST | 19:20 PST)

1st T20I: WI Women v India Women at North Sound
Feb 18, 2012 (18:30 local | 22:30 GMT | 17:30 EST | 16:30 CST | 14:30 PST)

Australia v India at Brisbane
Feb 19, 2012 (13:20 local | 03:20 GMT | 22:20 EST | 21:20 CST | 19:20 PST)

2nd T20I: WI Women v India Women at North Sound
Feb 19, 2012 (18:30 local | 22:30 GMT | 17:30 EST | 16:30 CST | 14:30 PST)

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