Former Indian cricketers Gundappa Viswanath(GR Viswanath) and Anil Kumble, HH Jagadguru Sri Shivaratri Deshikendra Mahaswamiji and Karnataka State Cricket Association president Srikanta Wadiyar were present during the inauguration.
Gundappa Viswanath | Biju Viswanath | Viswanath | Gitl Schaechter-Viswanath |
He was also said to be the next Viswanath in Indian Cricket.In the early 1990s, he was an overseas professional at Dunfermline Cricket Club in Fife, Scotland.