Looking at his first class cricket career, this veteran leg spinner played 246 first class matches and took 1063 wickets. Chandrasekhar took eight wickets in seven matches in List-A.
India has given many veteran spinners to the world of cricket. According to statistics, Anil Kumble is the most successful spinner in the country. He holds the record of taking 619 wickets in Tests. India’s highest wicket-taker in Tests, overall he is fourth in the list of highest wicket-takers in Test cricket history. Many veteran spinners have played for India even before Kumble. Leg spinner Bhagwat Chandrasekhar is also one of them. Chandrasekhar made his test debut today i.e. January 21 and showed his strength to the cricket world.
Chandrasekhar played his first Test match against England. The match was played between January 21 and January 26 at the Brabourne Stadium in Bombay (now Mumbai). At that time there was a rest day in Test matches.
England collapsed in the first innings.
In this match, Indian captain Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi won the toss and chose to bat. Team India scored 300 runs in the first innings. Salim Durrani, who batted for 183 minutes in the first innings, scored 90 runs and hit 11 fours in his innings. Chandu Borde scored 84 runs with seven fours in the innings. He batted for 280 minutes. On the second day, after England came into bat, Chandrasekhar showed his spin ability. He dismissed four England batsmen in this innings. This includes the wickets of England captain Mike Smith who scored 46 runs, Barry Knight who scored 12 runs, Jimmy Binks (10) and John Price (32). England collapsed for 233 runs in the first innings.
India started the second innings with 67 runs. India declared their second innings at 249 for eight. In this innings, Dilip Sardesai and Motganahalli Jayasimha played an innings with 66 runs each. Vijay Manjrekar remained unbeaten on 43 runs. England scored 206 for three in their second innings and drew the match. Chandrasekhar took a wicket in the second innings.
Chandrasekhar career..
If you look at Chandrasekhar’s career, he played cricket for India for almost 15 years. The player also played his last international match against England. He played this match from 12 to 16 July 1979 in Birmingham. He played 58 Test matches for India and took 242 wickets. He also played one ODI match. He managed to take three wickets in the only ODI match. Looking at his first class cricket career, this veteran leg spinner played 246 first class matches and took 1063 wickets. Chandrasekhar took eight wickets in seven matches in List-A.
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