B. S. Chandrasekhar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

B. S. Chandrasekhar

Indian cricket player.

Date of Birth: 17-May-1945

Place of Birth: Mysore, Karnataka, India

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About B. S. Chandrasekhar

  • Bhagwat Subramanya Chandrasekhar (informally Chandra; born 17 May 1945) is a former Indian cricketer who played as a leg spinner.
  • Considered among the top echelon of leg spinners, Chandrasekhar along with E.A.S.
  • Prasanna, Bishen Singh Bedi and Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan constituted the Indian spin quartet that dominated spin bowling during the 1960s and 1970s.
  • At a very young age, polio left his right arm withered.
  • Chandrasekhar played 58 Test matches, capturing 242 wickets at an average of 29.74 in a career that spanned sixteen years.He was awarded the Padmashri in 1972Chandrasekhar was named as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1972; in 2002 he won Wisden's award for "Best bowling performance of the century" for India, for his six wickets for 38 runs against England at the Oval in 1971.

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