C. R. Rangachari

C. R. Rangachari
Personal information
Full name	Commandur Rajagopalachari Rangachari
Born	14 April 1916; British India
Died	9 October 1993 (aged 77); Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast
International information
National side	India;
Test debut (cap 44)	23 January 1948 v Australia
Last Test	9 December 1948 v West Indies
Career statistics
	Source: CricketArchive, 9 June 2022

Commandur Rajagopalachari Rangachari pronunciation

India in Test cricket

.

Rangachari was a medium pace bowler who bowled with a slight round-arm action and moved the ball away from the batsman. He was a student of the

M.J. Gopalan

.

Rangachari first claimed the spotlight when he took 9 for 45 against Mysore in an inter-association junior match in 1938. The same year he was selected in the

A.G. Ram Singh

.

He was selected for the

West Indies at Delhi. Coming on as the first change bowler, he dismissed Allan Rae, Jeff Stollmeyer and George Headley in his first 19 balls, conceding one run. Headley's leg stump was sent flying several yards and splintered from top to bottom.^[1]

In his first five innings in Tests, his scores were 0*, 0, 0, 0,* and 0.

He played unofficial Tests against the Australian Services Team in 1945/46 and against the first Commonwealth team in 1949/50, and two M. J. Gopalan Trophy matches. He captained Madras in two matches in 1952/53. He managed several Tamil Nadu/Madras and South Zone teams and was a state selector. He took 104 wickets for Madras in the Ranji Trophy.

His son

first class cricket and as a third umpire

in Test matches.

Rangachari worked in the police department and retired as the Deputy Superintendent. He died from a cardiac failure.

References

^ Indian Express, 11 November 1948

V. Ramnarayan
, Mosquitos and Other Jolly Rovers
Obituary in Indian Cricket 1994

External links

C. R. Rangachari at ESPNcricinfo

[1] Indian Express, 11 November 1948

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