List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by B. S. Chandrasekhar

Top view of the Kennington Oval during a match between Surrey and Yorkshire
Chandrasekhar's six wickets for 38 runs at the Kennington Oval was influential in setting up India's first ever series victory in England.[1]

B. S. Chandrasekhar is a former international cricketer who represented the Indian cricket team between 1964 and 1979.[1] In cricket, a five-wicket haul refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement,[2] and as of October 2024, only 54 bowlers have taken 15 or more five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers.[3] Chandrasekhar played as a leg spin bowler who formed a part of the Indian spin quartet.[note 1][5] Described by West Indies cricketer Viv Richards as the "most difficult" bowler,[6] Chandrasekhar took 16 five-wicket hauls during his international career. He developed an interest in the game when he was a child, watching the playing styles of Australian leg spinner Richie Benaud.[7] Chandrasekhar was affected by polio at the age of five which weakened his right arm.[8] He started as a left-arm bowler but gradually shifted to his withered right arm as it could offer more spin.[8]

Chandrasekhar made his Test debut in 1964 against England at the Brabourne Stadium, claiming four wickets for 67 runs in the first innings.[9] His first five-wicket haul came against West Indies two years later at the same venue. Chandrasekhar's bowling figures of six wickets for 38 runs in 1971 were instrumental in setting up India's first victory in England. It was noted as the Indian "Bowling Performance of the Century" by Wisden in 2002.[10] His bowling performances in the previous English season led to him being named one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1972.[11] His career-best figures for an innings were eight wickets for 79 runs against England at the Feroz Shah Kotla Ground in December 1972. Chandrasekhar took a pair of five-wicket hauls for the only time in his career when he took 12 wickets for 104 runs against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground; the performance was effective in ensuring India's first victory in Australia.[1] In Tests, he was most successful against England taking eight fifers.[12]

Chandrasekhar played his only One Day International in February 1976 against New Zealand in Eden Park. He claimed three wickets for 36 runs in the match that India lost by 80 runs.[13]

Key

Symbol Meaning
Date Day the Test started or ODI was held
Inn The innings of the match in which the five-wicket haul was taken
Overs Number of overs bowled in that innings
Runs Runs conceded
Wkts Number of wickets taken
Batsmen The batsmen whose wickets were taken in the five-wicket haul
Econ Bowling economy rate (average runs per over)
Result The result for the Indian team in that match
† Chandrasekhar was selected "Bowler of the Match"
‡ 10 wickets or more taken in the match
§ One of two five-wicket hauls by Chandrasekhar in a match

Tests

List of five-wicket hauls taken by B. S. Chandrasekhar in Test cricket
No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 13 December 1966 ‡ Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai  West Indies 2 61.5 157 7 2.53 Lost[14]
2 22 June 1967 † [note 2] Lord's Cricket Ground, London  England 2 53 127 5 2.39 Lost[15]
3 19 August 1971 Kennington Oval, London  England 3 18.1 38 6 2.09 Won[16]
4 20 December 1972 Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi  England 2 41.5 79 8 1.88 Lost[17]
5 30 December 1972 Eden Gardens, Kolkata  England 2 26.2 65 5 2.46 Won[18]
6 12 January 1973 M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai  England 1 38.5 90 6 2.31 Won[19]
7 6 February 1973 Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai  England 2 46.1 135 5 2.92 Drawn[20]
8 24 January 1976 Eden Park, Auckland  New Zealand 1 30[note 3] 94 6 2.35 Won[21]
9 7 April 1976 Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain  West Indies 1 32.2 120 6 3.71 Won[22]
10 21 April 1976 Sabina Park, Kingston  West Indies 2 42 153 5 3.64 Won[23]
11 14 January 1977 M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai  England 3 20.5 50 5 2.40 Lost[24]
12 28 January 1977 Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore  England 2 31.2 76 6 2.42 Won[25]
13 30 December 1977 ‡ § Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  Australia 2 14.1[note 3] 52 6 2.76 Won[26]
14 30 December 1977 ‡ § Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  Australia 4 20[note 3] 52 6 1.95 Won[26]
15 28 January 1978 Adelaide Oval  Australia 1 29.4[note 3] 136 5 3.45 Lost[27]
16 1 December 1978 Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai  West Indies 2 43 116 5 2.69 Drawn[28]

Notes

  1. ^ The other members were Bishen Singh Bedi, EAS Prasanna and Srinivas Venkataraghavan.[4]
  2. ^ Chandrasekhar shared the "Bowler of the Match" award with Ray Illingworth.[15]
  3. ^ a b c d Eight-ball overs were bowled in this match.

References

General

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Specific

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  25. ^ "4th Test: India v England at Bangalore, 28 January – 2 February 1977 | Cricket Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  26. ^ a b "3rd Test: Australia v India at Melbourne, 30 December 1977 – 4 January 1978 | Cricket Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 19 March 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  27. ^ "5th Test: Australia v India at Adelaide, 28 January – 3 February 1978 | Cricket Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
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