karsan ghavri Profile - ICC Profile, Age, Career Info & Stats.
karsan ghavri is a cricketer(sportsman) from India. His ICC profile, age, career info & stats are given below.
Full Name
Karsan Devjibhai Ghavri
Born
February 28, 1951, Rajkot, Gujarat
Age
72 years old
Batting Style
Left hand Bat
Bowling Style
Left arm Medium
Playing Role
Allrounder
Batting Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 39 | 19 | - | - |
Inn | 57 | 16 | - | - |
Runs | 913 | 114 | - | - |
Avg | 21.23 | 11.4 | - | - |
SR | 58.38 | 58.76 | - | - |
HS | 86 | 20 | - | - |
NO | 14 | 6 | - | - |
100s | 0 | 0 | - | - |
50s | 2 | 0 | - | - |
4s | 73 | 8 | - | - |
6s | 7 | 0 | - | - |
Bowling Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 39 | 19 | - | - |
Inn | 69 | 19 | - | - |
Balls | 6908 | 1033 | - | - |
Runs | 3656 | 708 | - | - |
Wkt | 109 | 15 | - | - |
BBI | 33 / 5 | 40 / 3 | - | - |
BBM | 120 / 7 | 40 / 3 | - | - |
Eco | 3.18 | 4.11 | - | - |
Avg | 33.54 | 47.2 | - | - |
5W | 4 | 0 | - | - |
10W | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Teams he has played for:
- India
- Mumbai
- Saurashtra
Heres what CricBuzz says about him.
Born in Rajkot, Ghavri first made an impression during the Indian school team's tour of Australia in 1968/69. After performing admirably in the domestic circuit, Ghavri got a chance to showcase his skills in the 1974/75 series against the West Indies. In the 3rd match at Mumbai, Ghavri toiled away as West Indies amassed 604/6. He was the only bowler who was effective and ended up with 4/140 in 35 overs.
He became a regular member in the Indian Test team after 1976. His crowning moment came in the 1976 series against the West Indies at home. Bowling with accuracy, Ghavri picked up 27 wickets at an average of 23.48. His haul of 5/51 in the second innings put India on the brink of victory in the 2nd Test at Bangalore but the match ended in a draw as play could not begin on the final day due to tensions caused by the arrest of former Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi.
His best overseas performance was against Australia in 1981. In three Tests, he picked up 10 wickets, including 5/107 at Melbourne as India managed to draw the series 0-0. He also troubled the Australians with the bat. Ghavri once hit 64 on a tough pitch at the SCG and that allowed India to win the match by an innings and 2 runs. He is memorably remembered for his record stand with Syed Kirmani in Mumbai. On a turning track, Kirmani and Ghavri strung a record 127 run stand for the eighth wicket as India posted a mammoth 458/8 declared. Ghavri hit his personal best of 86 while Kirmani scored his maiden Test century. The Indian bowlers ran through the Australian line-up winning the match by an innings and 100 runs.
Ghavri featured in the 1975 and 1979 World Cups but achieved limited success. However, Ghavri's achievements in the Indian Test arena are noteworthy and he ended his career during the 1981 New Zealand tour. He coached the Chennai Superstars in the ICL in 2007/08.
By Siddharth Vishwanathan
Heres what ESPNcricinfo says about him.
One of the best utility cricketers to represent the country, Karsan Ghavri rendered yeoman service to Indian cricket. He had a rather long run-up for a bowler of his pace but as a left-armer who could bowl bowh medium pace or slow, he frequently troubled batsmen, particularly with judicious use of a nippy bouncer. As a late-order batsman he was more than useful either holding one end up or going for his strokes. Ghavri displayed his allround skills in his first Test series against West Indies in 1974-75. He was rather unlucky to miss the dual tour of New Zealand and West Indies the following season. He was back in 1976-77 against New Zealand and England and was a regular member of the team till 1981. He did pretty well in the three Tests in Australia in 1977-78, scoring 64 in the only innings at Sydney and taking seven wickets in the match in the final Test at Adelaide.
Ghavri's most successful series was against West Indies in 1978-79 when he took 27 wickets. The following season he hit his highest Test score of 86, in the process sharing a record eighth-wicket stand of 127 with Syed Kirmani against Australia at Bombay. In the series that followed against Pakistan, he was at his fighting best when he got 45 not out to rescue India from 69 for 8 to 162 at Kanpur. Again, in the final Test at Calcutta, he scored 37 not out at a vital stage to help India avoid defeat. On what proved to be his final tour, he was still good enough to take 5 for 107 in Australia's only innings at Sydney and in the third and final Test at Melbourne he gave India a vital breakthrough when he dismissed Dyson and Greg Chappell with successive deliveries. Ghavri, who first made his mark on the Indian schools team's tour of Australia in 1968-69, also played in the 1975 and 1979 World Cup competitions.
Partab Ramchand