C. G. Joshi

Chandrasekhar Ganesh Joshi (born 30 August 1931) is a retired Indian cricketer. He had a long first-class cricket career from the 1951–52 season to 1977–78, originally with Baroda and later with Rajasthan for 20 seasons. Joshi was a right-handed batter and showed promise in that role with Baroda; with Rajasthan, however, he had greater success as a bowler who specialized in leg breaks and googlies. Indian Cricket named him one of their cricketers of the year in 1966. During his career, he was also a sculptor and was in charge of the fine arts department at Mayo College.

Early life Joshi was born in Bombay on 30 August 1931. In the early 1950s, he attended the University of Baroda, with whom he appeared in four matches of the Rohinton Baria Trophy during his time there.

Career with Baroda While still at university, Baroda's senior cricket team included Joshi in their starting eleven for his debut match in a Ranji Trophy fixture against Maharashtra on 16 November 1951.

The following season, with Baroda taking on Gujarat in the Ranji Trophy, Joshi scored both his first century (104 runs in the first innings) and first half-century (an unbeaten 56 in the second innings). These proved to be his two highest scores as a first-class cricketer.

He appeared in all four matches of Baroda's run to the Ranji Trophy's semi-finals in the 1954/55 season. he began showing promise as a bowler, taking nine wickets to lead Baroda that season; this included a six-wicket haul against Maharashtra. Following a single match for Baroda during the next season, Before the 1958/59 season, he was chosen to represent the Central Zone in a match featuring the touring West Indians, taking Conrad Hunte's wicket in both innings in the process. After another season of 15 wickets in 1959/60, Joshi was limited to seven matches over the next three years, Continuing to be one of Rajasthan's most useful bowlers, he recorded his lowest season average to that point in the 1971/72 season, with 21 wickets at a 17.19 average. Overall, he recorded 19 wickets in his three matches of that season at an average of 9.31, He ended his career with three matches in the 1975/76 season and, after not appearing the following year, two matches in the 1977/78 campaign.

Personal life Joshi has two children, a boy and a girl, from a marriage that ended in 2022 when his wife died from COVID-19. Additionally, he has a career as a sculptor; in 2024, Mid-Day columnist Clayton Murzello commented on him being "award-winning" in that field.