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{{short description|Indian cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = C. K. Bhaskaran
| image =
| country = India
| fullname = Chandroth Kalyadan Bhaskaran
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1941|5|5|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Tellicherry]], [[Kerala]], India
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2020|11|21|1941|5|5|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Houston]], [[Texas]], United States
| height =
| family = [[C. K. Vijayan]] (brother)
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium-fast]]
| role = Bowler
| club1 = [[Kerala cricket team|Kerala]]
| year1 = 1957/58–1965/66
| clubnumber1 =
| club2 = [[Tamil Nadu cricket team|Madras]]
| year2 = 1966/67–1968/69
| clubnumber2 =
| columns = 1
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches1 = 42
| runs1 = 580
| bat avg1 = 11.60
| 100s/50s1 = 0/2
| top score1 = 76*
| deliveries1 = 5,243
| wickets1 = 106
| bowl avg1 = 29.05
| fivefor1 = 5
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 7/86
| catches/stumpings1 = 28/–
| date = 17 May 2016
| source = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/27442.html ESPNcricinfo]
}}

'''Chandroth Kalyadan Bhaskaran''' (5 May 1941{{Spaced en dash}}21 November 2020) was an Indian former [[first-class cricket|first-class]] [[cricket]]er who played for [[Kerala cricket team|Kerala]] and [[Tamil Nadu cricket team|Madras]]. He represented [[India national cricket team|India]] in an unofficial Test match against [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Ceylon]] in 1965. He was regarded as "one of the country's leading fast bowlers in the sixties."<ref name=drought/>

==Life and career==
Born in [[Tellicherry]] (now Thalassery), Bhaskaran played as a right-arm [[fast bowling|medium-fast]] [[swing bowling|swing]] bowler.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Guha|first1=Ramachandra|title=Warriors from Kerala|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mag/2002/01/20/stories/2002012000160300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031116021721/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mag/2002/01/20/stories/2002012000160300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 November 2003|accessdate=16 June 2016|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=20 January 2002}}</ref> He made his first-class debut for Kerala in December 1957 at the age of 16.<ref>{{cite web|title=First-Class Matches played by Chandroth Bhaskaran |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/38/38347/First-Class_Matches.html|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=16 June 2016}}</ref> In January 1965, he played for India in an unofficial Test match against Ceylon at Ahmedabad.<ref>{{cite web|title=India v Ceylon in 1964/65 |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/27/27227.html|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=16 June 2016}}</ref> Bhaskaran switched to Madras during his later career, and was part of the Madras team that finished runners-up in the [[1967–68 Ranji Trophy]]. In the final against Bombay, he scored 76 [[not out]] in the first innings and took 4/68 in Bombay's first innings.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bombay v Madras in 1967/68 |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/29/29284.html|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=16 June 2016}}</ref> He appeared in a total of 42 first-class matches and took 106 wickets.

Bhaskaran worked as a doctor in [[Houston]] after his playing career, specializing in [[sports medicine]], and treated several professional athletes from different nations. In 2006, he started the "Mission Gold for India" company to train Indian athletes for the [[Olympic Games]].<ref name=drought>{{cite web|last1=Rayan|first1=Stan|title=American solution for Indian drought|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/american-solution-for-indian-drought/article3202653.ece|publisher=The Hindu|accessdate=16 June 2016|date=9 November 2006}}</ref>

Bhaskaran's brother [[C. K. Vijayan]] also played first-class cricket for Kerala.

He died on 21 November 2020 in [[Houston]] at the age of 79.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Thiruvallath|first=Abhinath|title=Dr. CK Bhaskaran Nair, first Keralite to play for India in Test Cricket, passes away|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/sports/sports-news/dr-ck-bhaskaran-nair-first-keralite-to-play-for-india-in-test-cricket-passes-away-1.5226179|access-date=2020-11-22|website=Mathrubhumi|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{ESPNcricinfo|id=27442}}
* {{CricketArchive|id=38347}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bhaskaran, C. K.}}
[[Category:1941 births]]
[[Category:2020 deaths]]
[[Category:Indian cricketers]]
[[Category:Kerala cricketers]]
[[Category:Tamil Nadu cricketers]]
[[Category:South Zone cricketers]]
[[Category:Indian Universities cricketers]]
[[Category:People from Thalassery]]
[[Category:Cricketers from Kerala]]

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