Gundibail Sunderam

Gundibail Rama Sunderam pronunciation^ⓘ (29 March 1930 – 20 June 2010) was an Indian cricketer who played in two Test matches in 1955.

Gundibail Sunderam

Personal information
Full name	Gundibail Rama Sunderam
Born	(1930-03-29)29 March 1930 Udupi, British India
Died	20 June 2010(2010-06-20) (aged 80) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
International information
National side	India
Test debut (cap 81)	16 December 1955 v New Zealand
Last Test	28 December 1955 v New Zealand
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 2 47 Runs scored 3 558 Batting average – 14.68 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 3* 52 Balls bowled 396 6,940 Wickets 3 127 Bowling average 55.33 26.10 5 wickets in innings 0 3 10 wickets in match 0 1 Best bowling 2/46 6/64 Catches/stumpings 0/– 23/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 20 November 2022

Sunderam was a right-arm fast-medium bowler and a right-handed batsman. He underwent training in the cricket school run by Alf Gover in 1953.^[1] He represented India in the unofficial 'Test' against the Silver Jubilee Overseas Cricket team later that year before appearing in Ranji matches.

His two Test matches were against New Zealand in 1955–56. He took one of the two wickets when New Zealand made 450 for 2 in the Delhi Test and two more wickets in the next one. But the presence of medium pacers like G. S. Ramchand and Dattu Phadkar, who were much better batsmen, limited his chances.

Sunderam represented Bombay and Rajasthan in the Ranji Trophy. His son Pradeep Sunderam opened the bowling for Rajasthan in the 1980s and once took 10 wickets in an innings.^[2]

Sunderam was born to a Billava (Poojary) family in Udipi in Southern Karnataka .^[3]

Sunderam died 20 June 2010 in Mumbai aged 80.^[4]