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Place of Birth: Bhadravathi, Karnataka, India
About Gundappa Viswanath
- Gundappa Ranganath Viswanath pronunciation (born 12 February 1949) is a former Indian cricketer.
- He was one of India's finest batsmen throughout the 1970s.
- Viswanath played Test cricket for India from 1969 to 1983 making 91 appearances and scoring over 6000 runs.
- He also played in One Day Internationals from 1974 to 1982 including the World Cups of 1975 and 1979.
- At state level, he played for Karnataka (formerly Mysore) throughout his career.
- Viswanath, popularly nicknamed "Vishy", had an elegant and wristy batting style which emphasised timing rather than power.
- Though he had a complete repertoire of shots around the wicket, Viswanath's favourite was the square cut, a shot he often used to great effect against fast bowlers.
- He usually fielded at slip position.
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