   gundappa ranganath viswanath (à²à²¨à³à²¨à²¡: à²à³à²à²¡à²ªà³à²ª à²°à²à²à²¨à²¾à²¥ à²µà²¿à²¶à³à²µà²¨à²¾à²¥) (born 12 february 1949 in bhadravathi, karnataka, india) 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. ==career and highlights== on his test match debut, viswanath scored a century against australia at kanpur in 1969 in a drawn match. he also recorded a duck in the same game, one of only three batsmen to have done this in their first match. he scored 13 more centuries in his test career and none of them came in a match that was lost. he tended to produce his best performances on difficult pitches and a number o
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