Gundappa Rangnath Viswanath Gundappa Rangnath Viswanath was born on 12 February 1949 in Bhadravathi; Karnataka, India is an ex- Indian cricketer. He was one of India's optimum batsmen all the way through the 1970s. He played Test cricket for India from 1969 to 1983 making 91 manifestations and scoring over 6000 runs. He also played in One Day Internationals from 1974 to 1982 as well as the World Cups of 1975 and 1979. At state level, he played for Karnataka (in earlier times Mysore) right through his career. Viswanath, prevalently nicknamed Vishy, had a stylish and wristy batting mode which emphasised timing rather than power. Though he had a complete gamut of shots in the region of the wicket, Viswanath's favourite was the square cut, a shot he frequently used to great achieve in opposition to fast bowlers. Cricket Career at a GlanceHe began his Test Cricket career in the year 1969 in a match played in opposition to Australia at Kanpur. In the initial innings he scored a duck, while in the second innings of the same contest he was the highest scorer for India with 137 runs, even though the match was a draw. He attained 13 more centuries in his Test career and no one of them came in a game that was lost. He leaned to produce his best concerts on tricky pitches and a number of his best innings were not centuries, but were decisive to the team's basis. In opposition to Australia and the West Indies, both acknowledged for their sturdy pace attacks, he had a batting standard of over 50.He was at his highest point in the mid-1970s. In 1978-79 at Madras when he attained 124 out of a total of 255. India went on to win the contest which ultimately led to a 1-0 series victory in the 6-match succession, even though this West Indian side was significantly weaker than in earlier series after many players selected to play in World Series Cricket as a replacement for Viswanath also had a brief period as the Indian captain in 1979-80. In the two Tests he leaded, one was drawn and one was lost, the final being the Golden Jubilee Test in opposition to England. Right through his career, Viswanath was prominent for his common sense of fair-play, and in this game he summoned up Bob Taylor to the groove after the umpire had previously given him out. Taylor went on to achieve some fundamental runs for England helping them to win the game. By the by, he played his last ODI match adjacent to England itself at the alike Leeds Cricket Ground on 2nd of June, 1982. In this game he scored 9 runs. VitalinformationIn his overall Test Cricket career, Gundappa Viswanath played 91 games and scored a sum of 6080 runs together with 14 centuries and 35 half-centuries with a Batting standard of 41.93 runs. His highest score in Test Cricket was 222 runs.CareerCorrespondingly, in One Day International (ODI) Cricket, he played 25 contests in which he handled to score a total of 439 runs with a Batting standard of 19.95 runs. He scored no century throughout his ODI career, even though he coped to score 2half-centuries. Viswanath's Cricket was at its archetype in the decade of 1970's, and he was as imperative to the accomplishment of Indian Cricket throughout that period as Sunil Gavaskar himself.Days of CaptaincyHe also provided the Indian Cricket squad as its Captain for a short era during 1979-80. For the duration of the possession, he led the Indian Cricket squad to 2 Test games, of which 1 was lost by India and the other was a draw. As a Cricket player and a skipper too, Viswanath was eminent for his honesty and Fair-Game policy all through his career.Other Achievements Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling style Leg break Career statistics
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