C. K. Bhaskaran Explained

C. K. Bhaskaran
Country:	India
Fullname:	Chandroth Kalyadan Bhaskaran
Birth Date:	5 May 1941
Birth Place:	Tellicherry, Kerala, India
Death Place:	Houston, Texas, United States
Family:	C. K. Vijayan (brother)
Batting:	Right-handed
Bowling:	Right-arm medium-fast
Role:	Bowler
Club1:	Kerala
Year1:	1957/58–1965/66
Club2:	Madras
Year2:	1966/67–1968/69
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:	ESPNcricinfo

Chandroth Kalyadan Bhaskaran (5 May 194121 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.^[1] He made his first-class debut for Kerala in December 1957 at the age of 16.^[2] In January 1965, he played for India in an unofficial Test match against Ceylon at Ahmedabad.^[3] 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.^[4] 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.^[5]

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Guha. Ramachandra. Warriors from Kerala. https://web.archive.org/web/20031116021721/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mag/2002/01/20/stories/2002012000160300.htm. dead. 16 November 2003. 16 June 2016. The Hindu. 20 January 2002.
2. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Chandroth Bhaskaran . subscription . CricketArchive. 16 June 2016.
3. Web site: India v Ceylon in 1964/65 . subscription . CricketArchive. 16 June 2016.
4. Web site: Bombay v Madras in 1967/68 . subscription . CricketArchive. 16 June 2016.
5. Web site: Rayan. Stan. American solution for Indian drought. The Hindu. 16 June 2016. 9 November 2006.
6. Web site: Thiruvallath. Abhinath. Dr. CK Bhaskaran Nair, first Keralite to play for India in Test Cricket, passes away. 2020-11-22. Mathrubhumi. en.