Bhagwat Subramanya Chandrasekhar (Chandra) (born May 17, 1945) is one of the legends of Indian cricket. With Prasanna, Bedi and Venkat, Chandra was part of the famed spin quarrtet that dominated spin bowling in the 1960s and 1970s. Born and educated in the city of Mysore, Chandra was infatuated with cricket from a very early age. Chandra was struck by an attack of polio at the age 8 which left his right hand partially disabled. Nevertheless, he bcame one of the most dreaded leg spin bowlers in cricket history. An unorthodox spin bowler who used an unusually long run-up, Chandra played in 58 Test matches, and collected 242 wickets in his career. May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (138th in leap years). ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Cricket is the unofficial national sport of India, and its development has been closely tied up with the history of the country, mirroring many of the political and cultural developments around issues such as race, caste, religion and nationality. ... Erapalli Anantharao Srinivas Prasanna (born: May 22, 1940) is a famous cricket player from India. ... Bishen Singh Bedi (born September 25, 1946) was an Indian cricketer. ... Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan, unsurprisingly often known by his nickname of Venkat, (born 21 April 1945, in Madras) was formerly a cricketer. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Mysore is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. ... Poliomyelitis (polio), or infantile paralysis, is a viral paralytic disease. ... Leg spin is a type of spin bowling used in cricket. ... Bowler - a type of hat Bowler - ten-pin bowler Bowler - cricket player This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Making his Test debut against England at Mumbai in 1964, his most memorable performance was against England at The Oval on August 23rd 1971 where he took six wickets for 38 runs, and helped India to a series win. His mastery of the leg break was legendary, and it brought India many laurels including its its first victory in Australia. Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity... Mumbai (Marathi: मुम़बई IPA: ), formerly known as Bombay (IPA: ), is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and is the most populous Indian city. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity... For the shape, see oval For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... August 23 is the 235th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (236th in leap years), with 130 days remaining. ... 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... A leg break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. ...

He was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1972. Wisden is the main publisher of information on cricket in the United Kingdom. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ...