11 Facts About Gundappa Viswanath

Gundappa Ranganath Viswanath was born on 12 February 1949 and is a former Indian cricketer.

Gundappa Viswanath played in One Day Internationals from 1974 to 1982, including the World Cups of 1975 and 1979.

Gundappa Viswanath, popularly nicknamed "Vishy", had an elegant and wristy batting style which emphasized timing rather than power.

Gundappa Viswanath is the only cricketer to score a double century on debut in a first-class match and a century on debut in a Test match.

On his Test match debut, Gundappa Viswanath scored a century against Australia at Kanpur in 1969 in a drawn match.

Gundappa Viswanath recorded a duck in the same game, one of only four batsmen to have done this in their first match.

Gundappa Viswanath is the first and only player to score a double century on first-class debut as well as a century on Test debut.

In March 1978, Gundappa Viswanath married Kavita, the sister of teammate Sunil Gavaskar.

Gundappa Viswanath retired from Tests in 1983, and later served as a match referee for the ICC from 1999 to 2004.

Gundappa Viswanath was the chairman of the national selection committee, and served as the manager of the Indian cricket team.

Gundappa Viswanath is involved in cricket coaching at the National Cricket Academy and has served as vice-president of the Karnataka State Cricket Association.