C. K. Bhaskaran

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]

C. K. Bhaskaran
Personal information
Full nameChandroth Kalyadan Bhaskaran
Born(1941-05-05)5 May 1941
Tellicherry, Kerala, India
Died21 November 2020(2020-11-21) (aged 79)
Houston, Texas, United States
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBowler
RelationsC. K. Vijayan (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1957/58–1965/66Kerala
1966/67–1968/69Madras
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 42
Runs scored 580
Batting average 11.60
100s/50s 0/2
Top score 76*
Balls bowled 5,243
Wickets 106
Bowling average 29.05
5 wickets in innings 5
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 7/86
Catches/stumpings 28/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 17 May 2016

Life and career

Born 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.

He died on 21 November 2020 in Houston at the age of 79.[6]

References
  1. Rayan, Stan (9 November 2006). "American solution for Indian drought". The Hindu. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  2. Guha, Ramachandra (20 January 2002). "Warriors from Kerala". The Hindu. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  3. "First-Class Matches played by Chandroth Bhaskaran". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  4. "India v Ceylon in 1964/65". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  5. "Bombay v Madras in 1967/68". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  6. Thiruvallath, Abhinath. "Dr. CK Bhaskaran Nair, first Keralite to play for India in Test Cricket, passes away". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
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