Chandroth Kalyadan Bhaskaran (5 May 1941 – 21 November 2020) was an Indian former first-class cricketer who played for Kerala and Madras. He represented India in an unofficial Test match against Ceylon in 1965. He was regarded as "one of the country's leading fast bowlers in the sixties."[1]
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| Full name | Chandroth Kalyadan Bhaskaran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 May 1941 Tellicherry, Kerala, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 21 November 2020 (aged 79) Houston, Texas, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | C. K. Vijayan (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1957/58–1965/66 | Kerala | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1966/67–1968/69 | Madras | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 17 May 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Life and career
editBorn in Tellicherry (now Thalassery), Bhaskaran played as a right-arm medium-fast swing bowler.[2] He made his first-class debut for Kerala in December 1957 at the age of 16.[3] In January 1965, he played for India in an unofficial Test match against Ceylon at Ahmedabad.[4] Bhaskaran switched to Madras during his later career, and was part of the Madras team that finished runners-up in the 1967–68 Ranji Trophy. In the final against Bombay, he scored 76 not out in the first innings and took 4/68 in Bombay's first innings.[5] He appeared in a total of 42 first-class matches and took 106 wickets.
Bhaskaran worked as a doctor in Houston after his playing career, specializing in sports medicine, and treated several professional athletes from different nations. In 2006, he started the "Mission Gold for India" company to train Indian athletes for the Olympic Games.[1]
Bhaskaran's brother C. K. Vijayan also played first-class cricket for Kerala.
References
edit- ^ a b Rayan, Stan (9 November 2006). "American solution for Indian drought". The Hindu. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ^ Guha, Ramachandra (20 January 2002). "Warriors from Kerala". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 16 November 2003. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Chandroth Bhaskaran". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ^ "India v Ceylon in 1964/65". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ^ "Bombay v Madras in 1967/68". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ^ Thiruvallath, Abhinath. "Dr. CK Bhaskaran Nair, first Keralite to play for India in Test Cricket, passes away". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
External links
edit- C. K. Bhaskaran at ESPNcricinfo
- C. K. Bhaskaran at CricketArchive (subscription required)