C. K. Bhaskaran
{{Short description|Indian cricketer (1941–2020)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = C. K. Bhaskaran
| image =
| country = India
| fullname = Chandroth Kalyadan Bhaskaran
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1941|5|5|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Tellicherry, Kerala, India
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2020|11|21|1941|5|5|df=yes}}
| death_place = Houston, Texas, United States
| height =
| family = C. K. Vijayan (brother)
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm medium-fast
| role = Bowler
| club1 = Kerala
| year1 = 1957/58–1965/66
| clubnumber1 =
| club2 = Madras
| year2 = 1966/67–1968/69
| clubnumber2 =
| columns = 1
| column1 = FC
| matches1 = 42
| runs1 = 580
| bat avg1 = 11.60
| 100s/50s1 = 0/2
| top score1 = 76*
| deliveries1 = 5,243
| wickets1 = 106
| bowl avg1 = 29.05
| fivefor1 = 5
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 7/86
| catches/stumpings1 = 28/–
| date = 17 May 2016
| source = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/27442.html ESPNcricinfo]
}}
Chandroth Kalyadan Bhaskaran (5 May 1941{{Spaced en dash}}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."
Life and career
Born in Tellicherry (now Thalassery), Bhaskaran played as a right-arm medium-fast swing bowler.{{cite web|last1=Guha|first1=Ramachandra|title=Warriors from Kerala|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mag/2002/01/20/stories/2002012000160300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031116021721/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mag/2002/01/20/stories/2002012000160300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 November 2003|access-date=16 June 2016|work=The Hindu|date=20 January 2002}} He made his first-class debut for Kerala in December 1957 at the age of 16.{{cite web|title=First-Class Matches played by Chandroth Bhaskaran |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/38/38347/First-Class_Matches.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=16 June 2016}} In January 1965, he played for India in an unofficial Test match against Ceylon at Ahmedabad.{{cite web|title=India v Ceylon in 1964/65 |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/27/27227.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=16 June 2016}} 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.{{cite web|title=Bombay v Madras in 1967/68 |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/29/29284.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=16 June 2016}} 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.{{cite web|last1=Rayan|first1=Stan|title=American solution for Indian drought|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/american-solution-for-indian-drought/article3202653.ece|publisher=The Hindu|access-date=16 June 2016|date=9 November 2006}}
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.{{Cite web|last=Thiruvallath|first=Abhinath|title=Dr. CK Bhaskaran Nair, first Keralite to play for India in Test Cricket, passes away|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/sports/sports-news/dr-ck-bhaskaran-nair-first-keralite-to-play-for-india-in-test-cricket-passes-away-1.5226179|access-date=2020-11-22|website=Mathrubhumi|language=en}}
References
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External links
- {{ESPNcricinfo|id=27442}}
- {{CricketArchive|id=38347}}
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