Gundappa Viswanath
On scorecards: GR Viswanath
In-game rating: 89/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Gundappa Viswanath played 91 Tests for India in CricArcade's archive, from 1969 to 1983. The first came against Australia at Green Park, with scores of 0 and 137, and the last against Pakistan at National Stadium in 1983.
The most productive decade was the 1970s: 4,611 runs at 46.1 in 62 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 222 from 374 balls against England at MA Chidambaram Stadium in 1982. In all: 14 hundreds, 35 fifties.
At home the average was 47.3 across 48 Tests; away it was 36.3 across 43 Tests, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against England: 1,880 runs at 37.6 in 30 Tests. MA Chidambaram Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 10 Tests and 785 runs at 49.1. Gundappa Viswanath captained India in 2 Tests, winning 0 and losing 1. The scorecards record 2 player-of-the-match awards. India won 20 of the Tests Gundappa Viswanath played and lost 28, with 43 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 91 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 222 | 374 | England | MA Chidambaram Stadium | 1982 | Drawn |
| 179 | – | West Indies | Green Park | 1979 | Drawn |
| 161* | 297 | Australia | M Chinnaswamy Stadium | 1979 | Drawn |
| 145 | – | Pakistan | Iqbal Stadium | 1978 | Drawn |
| 139 | 263 | West Indies | Eden Gardens | 1974 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/11 | 3.3 | Australia | Arun Jaitley Stadium | 1979 | Drawn |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 30 | 1,880 | 37.60 | 4/12 | 0 | – |
| Australia | 18 | 1,538 | 53.03 | 4/9 | 1 | 19.00 |
| West Indies | 18 | 1,455 | 53.89 | 4/7 | 0 | – |
| Pakistan | 15 | 611 | 27.77 | 1/3 | 0 | – |
| New Zealand | 9 | 585 | 39.00 | 1/4 | 0 | – |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 11 | 5.50 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 48 | 3,502 | 47.32 | 10/15 | 1 | 39.00 |
| Away | 43 | 2,578 | 36.31 | 4/20 | 0 | – |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4 | 334 | 47.71 | 1/2 | 0 | – |
| 1970s | 62 | 4,611 | 46.11 | 10/28 | 1 | 34.00 |
| 1980s | 25 | 1,135 | 29.87 | 3/5 | 0 | – |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA Chidambaram Stadium | 10 | 785 | 49.06 | 2/3 | 0 | – |
| Eden Gardens | 8 | 501 | 33.40 | 1/3 | 0 | – |
| Arun Jaitley Stadium | 8 | 480 | 40.00 | 2/0 | 1 | 11.00 |
| Wankhede Stadium | 8 | 349 | 24.93 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| Green Park | 7 | 776 | 86.22 | 3/4 | 0 | – |
| M Chinnaswamy Stadium | 6 | 450 | 75.00 | 1/3 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Australia, 1969 at Green Park
- Latest in the archive: v Pakistan, 1983 at National Stadium
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