DODDA GANESH

Personal Information

Born

Jun 30, 1973 (43 years)

Birth Place

Bangalore, Karnataka

Nickname

Ganesh

Height

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Role

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Batting Style

Right Handed Bat

Bowling Style

Right-arm medium

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Batting Career Summary

	M	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	200	50	4s	6s	St
Tests	4	7	3	25	8	6.25	122	20.49	0	0	0	1	0	0
ODI	1	1	0	4	4	4	8	50	0	0	0	0	0	0

Bowling Career Summary

	M	Inn	B	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Econ	Avg	SR	5W	10W
Tests	4	7	461	287	5	28/2	98/4	3.78	57.4	92.2	0	0
ODI	1	1	30	20	1	20/1	20/1	4	20	30	0	0

Career Information

Intl Debut

at 23y  vs South Africa . Jan 02, 1997

Last Intl Match

vs West Indies . Apr 17, 1997

Current Teams

India 

Profile

Dodda Ganesh was one of the mainstays of Karnataka's glittering bowling line-up in the 1990s and early 2000s. However, he was rushed into playing Test cricket and that didn't help his cause. He could only play four Tests for the country. Initially, with Javagal Srinath, Anil Kumble and Venkatesh Prasad in the ranks, he didn't exactly find a regular place in Karnataka's line-up. However, as the years went by, he served the state with distinction and diligence.

Interestingly, Ganesh started his career as a a wicket-keeper. However, his potential as a pacer was soon recognised by Gundappa Vishwanath and he came through the ranks quickly. Ganesh made his First-Class debut in the Ranji Trophy against Tamil Nadu in 1994-95. However, it was in the Irani Cup in 1996 that he shone brightly by taking 11 wickets for Karnataka against Rest of India.

The selectors were excited by a young pacer, who could hit the deck hard and duly selected him for the tour of South Africa in 1996-97. Unfortunately, he perhaps got the chance to play for his country too early. When up against a strong South African line-up, Ganesh struggled to make an impact and could only take one wicket in the two Tests he played.

In West Indies, Ganesh bowled better and picked up crucial wickets in Barbados. India though, suffered a gut-wrenching loss in that Test. He played one more Test at Georgetown, Guyana. But after that game, he soon became a forgotten man of Indian cricket. Ganesh though, didn't lose hope as he put up consistent performances in the domestic circuit.

In 1998-99, Ganesh picked up 74 wickets in the domestic circuit and played a pivotal role in helping Karnataka to lift the Ranji Trophy for the third time in the 1990s. Even those sterling spells on barren decks weren't good enough for him to return to the Indian side. Most believe that he should have been selected for the tour of Australia in 1999-00, but it wasn't to be.

Ganesh was a fine performer in domestic cricket until the mid 2000s. He finally hung up his spiked boots in 2007. Ganesh ended up with 365 wickets in First-Class cricket and that included as many as 20 five-wicket hauls. As the years went by, his batting too improved. After retirement he joined politics. But returned to the cricket fold by becoming the coach of Goa in 2012-13.