Full Name: Bhagwat Subramanya Chandrasekhar
Known as: Bhagwat Chandrasekhar
Born: May 17, 1945, Mysore, Karnataka
Role: Right-hand batsman & leg-break bowler
Major Teams: India (1963-1964 to 1979),Mysore (1963-1964 to 1972-1973), Karnataka (1973-1974 to 1979-1980)
Other Teams: Board President's XI (1963-1964 to 1966-1967), Rest of India (1963-1964 to 1973-1974), South Zone (1963-1964 to 1979-1980), Bengal Chief Minister's XI (1964-1965), Dungarpur XI (1966-1967), Indians (1967 to 1979), Vazir Sultan XI (1971-1972), Kerala Chief Minister's XI (1972-1973), U-Foam XI (1972-1973 to 1973-1974).
First-class debut: Mysore v Kerala at Bangalore in 1963-1964
Last first-class match: Karnataka v Haryana at Bangalore in 1979-1980
Highest first-class score: 25 for Bengal Chief Minister's XI v Commonwealth XI at Calcutta in 1964-1965
Best first-class bowling (innings): 9-72 for Rest of India v Bombay at Pune in 1969-1970
Debut in a domestic limited-overs match: South Zone v Central Zone at Bangalore in 1975-1976
Last domestic limited-overs match: Wills XI v Bombay at Bombay in 1978-1979
Highest score in a domestic limited-overs match: 14* for Karnataka v Board President's XI.
Best bowling in a domestic limited-overs match: 4-61 for South Zone v West Zone at Bangalore in 1975-76
Test debut: v England at Bombay (Brabourne) in 1963-1964
Last Test: v England at Birmingham in 1979
Highest Test score: 22 v England at Birmingham in 1967
Best Test bowling: 8-79 v England at Delhi in 1972-1973
Only One-Day International: v New Zealand at Auckland in 1975-1976
Highest ODI Score: 11* v New Zealand at Auckland in 1975-1976
Best ODI Bowling: 3-36 v New Zealand at Auckland in 1975-1976
Batting and fielding averages| Class | Mts | Inns | NO | Runs | Hs | Ave | 100 | 50 | 0 | Ct |
| Tests | 58 | 80 | 39 | 167 | 22 | 4.07 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 25 |
| First class | 246 | 244 | 114 | 600 | 25 | 4.61 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 107 |
| ODIs | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11* | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
| List A | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 14* | 25.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Bowling averages
| Class | Mts | Balls | Runs | Wkts | Best | Ave | RpO | SR | 5WI | 10WM |
| Tests | 58 | 15,963 | 7,199 | 242 | 8/79 | 29.74 | 2.70 | 65.96 | 16 | 2 |
| First class | 246 | 54,119 | 25,547 | 1,063 | 9/72 | 24.03 | 2.83 | 50.91 | 75 | 19 |
| ODIs | 1 | 56 | 36 | 3 | 3/36 | 12.00 | 3.85 | 18.66 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 7 | 420 | 311 | 8 | 4/61 | 38.87 | 4.44 | 52.50 | 0 | 0 |
Career Highlights:
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