| Gopalaswamy Kasturirangan | |
| Country: | India |
| Fullname: | Gopalaswamy Iyenger Kasturirangan |
| Birth Date: | 12 October 1930 |
| Birth Place: | Madras (now Chennai), Madras Presidency, British India (now in Tamil Nadu, India) |
| Death Place: | Bengaluru, India |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium-pace |
| Club1: | Mysore |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 36 |
| Runs1: | 421 |
| Bat Avg1: | 15.03 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 41 |
| Deliveries1: | 6015 |
| Wickets1: | 94 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 22.02 |
| Fivefor1: | 2 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 6/42 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 18/– |
| Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/30539.html ESPNcricinfo |
| Date: | 4 December 2014 |
Gopalaswamy Iyenger Kasturirangan (12 October 1930 – 19 August 2020)[1] [2] was a cricketer who played first-class cricket in India from 1948 to 1963.[3]
Kasturirangan was an opening bowler who bowled "sharp inswingers ... off the wrong foot".[4] He played cricket for the Mysore University team in the Rohinton Baria Trophy from 1947–48 to 1950–51, taking three wickets in the final in his last season, when Mysore University won.[5]
Kasturirangan made his first-class debut in the 1948–49 season for Mysore in the Ranji Trophy. In 1951–52 Ranji Trophy matches he took 12 wickets at an average of 10.33.[6] He was selected to tour the West Indies with India in 1952–53 but declined the invitation and was replaced by N. Kannayiram.[4]
He continued to play for Mysore, and captained the team from 1960–61 until his retirement after the 1962–63 season. His best figures were 6 for 42 (match figures of 53–18–98–8) against Hyderabad in 1961–62.[7]
After his playing career ended, Kasturirangan served in various administrative positions for Karnataka (as Mysore became in the 1970s), including a period as selector. He also used his knowledge of the preparation of turf as chairman of the Board of Control for Cricket in India's grounds and pitches committee.[3]