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DECADE I |
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Karnataka Cricket Decade I- The 30's |
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To narrate the tale of Karnataka cricket, one has to be a historian, a poet and
a dramatist all rolled into one.
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DECADE II |
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Karnataka Cricket Decade II- The 40's |
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The 1940s began on a grand note for Mysore. Safi Darashah and his men had
beaten both Hyderabad and Madras in the south zone knockout and went on to
finish runner-up to the ultimate national champion Bombay.
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DECADE III |
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Karnataka Cricket Decade III- The 50's |
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The 1950s saw some of the outstanding players
like G.Kasturirangan (now one of the vice presidents and the curator of the
Chinnaswamy stadium) A.S.Krishnaswamy, L.T.Adhisesh, L.T.Subbu, T.D.Krishna, Dr
S.Krishnamurthy (now a vice-president), P.S.Viswanath, K.Vasudeva Murthy,
P.R.Ashok Anand, and S.Nazarath. Among the above G.Kasturirangan (paceman),
A.S.Krishnaswamy (all-rounder) and T.D.Krishna (leg-spinner) looked all set to
make it to the India team.
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DECADE IV |
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Karnataka Cricket Decade IV- The 60's |
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This should be considered as the most significant
decade in the history of Karnataka. EAS Prasanna (Ranji debut 1961-62),
B.S.Chandrasekhar (Ranji debut 63-64), G.R.Viswanath and S.M.H.Kirmani (Ranji
debut both in 67-68) and Brijesh Patel (Ranji debut 69-70) all went on to play
for the country
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DECADE V |
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Karnataka Cricket Decade V- The 70's |
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With the arrival of two more talented lads in
A.V.Jayaprakash (71-72) and R.Sudhakar Rao (72-73) Karnataka became a force
during this decade.
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DECADE VI |
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Karnataka Cricket Decade VI- The 80's and 90's |
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As it had happened in the case of the great
spin-twin in the earlier decade, Karnataka saw the exit of its famous
batting-twin of GR Viswanath and Brijesh Patel towards the end of the 80s.
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