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| Full name | Dodda Narasiah Ganesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1973-06-30)30 June 1973 (age 52) Bangalore,Mysore State, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 210) | 2 January 1997 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 17 April 1997 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Only ODI (cap 102) | 15 February 1997 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1994–2005 | Karnataka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dodda Narasiah Ganesh (pronunciationⓘ; born 30 June 1973) is a formerIndiancricketer who played in 4Tests and oneODI in 1997. He was a right-arm seam bowler and lower-order batsman.
Ganesh failed to make an impression in his limited Test opportunities, picking up just five wickets at an average of 57.40. In first-class cricket, he took 365 wickets from 104 matches, including 299 at 27.09 for his domestic teamKarnataka.[1]
Dodda Ganesh started as a wicket-keeper and an opening batsman. His idols while growing up wereK. N. Ananthapadmanabhan, the Kerala wicket-keeper, and India's World Cup-winning wicket-keeperSyed Kirmani.Gundappa Viswanath spotted his bowling talent and enrolled him at the Chikna club. Early days he played in the streets of Balehonnur, where he played with the likes of Ismail. Frustrated with the lack of opportunities, he shifted to AV Jayaprakash's training camp, where he prospered as a bowler and was forced his way into theKarnataka side.[2]
The 1990s was the golden era for Karnataka cricket. Despite making his debut in the 1994–95 season, Ganesh could not get a permanent slot in theKarnataka team due to the presence ofJavagal Srinath,Venkatesh Prasad,Anil Kumble andSunil Joshi.
In the1996–97 Irani Cup, he picked up 11 wickets, includingV. V. S. Laxman andNavjot Singh Sidhu, and he stormed into national reckoning for thetour of South Africa.[3]
Ganesh made his international debut in the 2nd Test againstSouth Africa atCape Town.[4] He bowled 24 overs in the first innings without success. He took his first Test wicket in the second innings when he trappedGary Kirsten leg before wicket. India suffered a huge defeat in this game. He kept his place for the next Test atJohannesburg. He just bowled nine overs in the game, as South Africa hung on for a draw.
Despite not having a brilliant tour, he was selected for the1997 tour of theWest Indies. During the 3rd Test atBarbados, he picked up four wickets, includingCarl Hooper, in both innings. Despite having only 120 runs to chase,India stumbled in the 2nd innings to be all out for 81.[5] Ganesh played one more rain-affected Test atGuyana.
Ganesh returned to the Karnataka side and became the team's bowling mainstay. Over a long career from 1994–95 to 2005–06, he took 365 wickets. His best bowling figures were 7 for 36 (12 for 89 in the match) againstHaryana in 2002–03.[6] His batting became more valuable over the years. In 2002-03 he scored 536 runs at an average of 41.23,[7] including his only century, 119 againstVidarbha.[8]
Dodda Ganesh has expressed an interest in politics and joinedJanata Dal (Secular) led by formerPrime Minister of IndiaH. D. Deve Gowda.
He took up the position of coach ofGoa in 2012–13.[9]
In October 2016, he participated as a contestant on theBigg Boss Kannada 4, and survived for two weeks.
In September 2024, he was removed as the head coach of theKenya national cricket team a month after his appointment due to procedural irregularities. He was replaced byLameck Onyango[10]